Human effigy head
Jalisco
Late Preclassic period
300 B.C.–A.D. 200
Object Place: Jalisco, México
Ameca-Etzatlán-style solid figurine head with natural manganese staining of the dark red clay. Nostrils and earflares have deep punctations, and the eyes and decoration of the head wrap are indicated by deep slashes in the clay. Traces of white slip remain in the headdress, earflares, mouth and at the sides of the prominant nose.
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