Detail View: The AMICA Library: Figurine Head Fragment

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1921.1709
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
Creator Name-CRT: 
Mexico, Teotihuacan, 2nd-4th Century
Title: 
Figurine Head Fragment
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
150-350
Creation Start Date: 
150
Creation End Date: 
350
Materials and Techniques: 
earthenware with pigment
Classification Term: 
Ceramic
Creation Place: 
Mexico
Dimensions: 
Diameter: 5.4cm, Overall: 9.2cm x 8.5cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1921.1709
Credit Line: 
Gift of Edward B. Greene
Rights: 
Context: 
The earliest Teotihuacan figurines are hand modeled, while later specimens were produced with molds. This exceptionally large example has a mold-made head, with facial features carefully retouched by hand. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history, and may have been used in household religious rituals.
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