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Source Description
The use of press molds at Teotihuacan permitted mass production of elaborately costumed human figurines. Lavishly ornamented headdresses are also worn by figures depicted on Teotihuacan's fresco-painted walls.
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128169
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Figurine Head Fragment
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128169
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object
title
Figurine Head Fragment
description
The use of press molds at Teotihuacan permitted mass production of elaborately costumed human figurines. Lavishly ornamented headdresses are also worn by figures depicted on Teotihuacan's fresco-painted walls.
date
1–550 CE
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CC0
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en
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Q79908625
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Ceramic
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.2 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
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Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period
accession
1951.162
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molded earthenware with pigment
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Figurine Head Fragment, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Molded earthenware with pigment; overall: 6.2 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.162
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
didYouKnow
Showy rows of sculpted feathers may represent those of the shimmering green quetzal bird.
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:36:55.645000
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128169
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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molded earthenware with pigment
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photo
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