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Object Number:66-30-23
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Mexacala
Provenience: Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area: Central American
Date Made: 300 BCE
Early Date: -300
Late Date: -300
Section:American
Materials:Green Stone
Height: 5.2 cm
Width: 5.6 cm
Outside Diameter:3.6 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966
Other Number:TEO 822 - Dealer's Number

Description

Human face modeled in extreme high relief. Flat top and bottom. Hollow in back, square with rounded edges. Figure highly polished on exterior surfaces. 2 holes drilled in hour-glass shape on sides. Above protruding ears.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) View Objects in Exhibition
Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 76, pl. 78View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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