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Drum Earspools with Warrior Faces350–650 CE

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Two nearly identical cylindrical ceramic stamps with ash-gray surfaces, each face showing a low-relief frontal mask with bead-like projections, round eyes, and traces of yellow pigment
Pair of cylindrical ceramic stamps with deeply carved frontal face motifs on each flat surface, showing stylized headdresses, goggle-like eyes, and fanged mouths; gray-white clay with traces of color, worn surfaces.
Title
Drum Earspools with Warrior Faces
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
350–650 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 4/5 in. (4.572 cm); 1 x 1 4/5 in. (2.54 x 4.572 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.891a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Robb, Matthew H., editor. Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2017.