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Figurine Head Fragment
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFigurine 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
