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Collections

Molded Deity Head200–500 CE

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Earthenware sculpture with traces of pink and olive pigment, featuring a mask-like face with spiral eyes and coiling serpent forms above
Ceramic fragment with molded scroll and volute motifs in relief, traces of red and white pigment on an earthen-toned ground, photographed against a black background.
Title
Molded Deity Head
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Central Chiapas
Date Made
200–500 CE
Medium
Molded ceramic with red, white, and black pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm) Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.168.8
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas