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Figurine Head Fragment
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The earliest Teotihuacan figurines are hand modeled, while later specimens were produced with molds. This exceptionally large example has a mold-made head, with facial features carefully retouched by hand. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history, and may have been used in household religious rituals.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFigurine Head Fragment, 150–350 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Ceramic, pigment; diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); overall: 9.2 x 8.5 cm (3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1921.1709
