Teotihuacan
Miniature head and bust
Teotihuacan, 100
Physical Qualities
Mold-made earthenware, red pigment, 1 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 9/16 in. (4 × 5 × 1.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.269
Partial flat figure of dignitary, remnant red pigment, which has been burned black. The figure is shown with earspools, collar, and headdress with dot appliques. The object could be part of a sculpture or may have functioned as a "guest" to a larger host figure.
