Figurine

33-28-1

From: Mexico (Central America) | Tamaulipas | Rio Panuco

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33-28-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Tamaulipas | Rio Panuco
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Jadeite
Iconography Human Figure
Description

Carved jadeite human figure. Modified axehead shape, conventionalized standing figure, probably male. Crudely worked, features incised or in low relief.

Height 8.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 5 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Thickness 2.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Colonel Henry D. Paxson, 1933

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