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Collections

Hacha in Form of a Bird with Skull in Beak600–900 CE

Not on view
Small beige sandstone sculpture of an open-mouthed animal head in profile, with a curling horn, drilled eye socket, and vertical ribbed carving on the neck
Title
Hacha in Form of a Bird with Skull in Beak
Culture
Veracruz
Place Made
El Salvador, Guatemala, or Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Volcanic stone
Dimensions
7 4/5 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.812 x 11.43 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.648
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas