Human Head with Canine Muzzle

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Human Head with Canine Muzzle

Mexico, Veracruz, Veracruz, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Ceramic, pigment
7 3/10 x 6 3/10 x 7 in. (18.542 x 16.002 x 17.78 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.142)
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1 MAP IT
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.