Teotihuacan
Miniature head and bust
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Scroll
Teotihuacan
Miniature head and bust
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Mold-made earthenware, red pigment, 2 15/16 × 2 5/16 × 7/8 in. (7.5 × 5.8 × 2.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.273
Flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate headdress (unpainted, Quetzal bird tassel ornament on proper left) and earspools. Triangular shaped face and eye treatment, a Teotihuacan convention. The object is likely part of a larger sculpture, tyically, an "enthroned figure."
Berrin, Kathleen, and Esther Paszory
1993. Teotihuacan: Art from the city of the gods. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Thames and Hudson. See p. 231, Cat. 99.
1993. Teotihuacan: Art from the city of the gods. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Thames and Hudson. See p. 231, Cat. 99.
