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Human Head with Canine Muzzle600–900 CE

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Ceramic head sculpture combining human and animal features, with a flat-topped skull, circular eye rings with spotted decoration, and a dark animal snout with open jaw
Ceramic head with buff-colored clay surface, featuring closed oval eyes outlined in dark dashed painted rings, a zoomorphic lower face with dark painted snout and slightly open mouth, small modeled ears with perforations, and a flat-topped rounded forehead.
Title
Human Head with Canine Muzzle
Culture
Veracruz
Place Made
Mexico, Veracruz
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic, pigment
Dimensions
7 3/10 x 6 3/10 x 7 in. (18.542 x 16.002 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.142
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected 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.