Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0201 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine or vessel fragment (man's head) | |
| Culture | Maya | |
| Global Region | Mexico & Central America | |
| Country | Guatemala | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Huehuetenango | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Site: Pichikil [Pichiquil] | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elgueta Collection (Mayan) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Ceramic face (broken off of larger object) of an elderly man with slightly open mouth, a pointy nose, and one eye smaller than the other; The smaller eye has an emphasized brow, sagging down over the eye; Two diagonal lines extend from the lower corners of the nose down over the cheeks, perhaps showing aging, creased skin; Between the eyes is a large protrusion; Headdress has an upward point in the center and vertical indentations ringing the forehead; Back of face has broken off from something hollow; Red-brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Width = 5.0, Length = 4.2 | |