Teotihuacan
Head (fragment)
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Mold-made earthenware, red pigment, 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (4.5 × 4 × 2.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.278
Flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate headdress (red) 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.
