Teotihuacan
Miniature head and bust
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Mold-made earthenware, 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 15/16 in. (6.4 × 6.3 × 2.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.270
Burned flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate asymmetrical headdress and earspools. Triangular shaped face and eye treatment a Teotihuacan convention. The object could be part of a sculpture or may have functioned as a "guest" to a larger host figure.
