Head

Place of originValley of Mexico, Mexico

Head

Daten.d. (postclassic?)
Mediumjade
Dimensionsobject: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (4.1 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Mrs. John D. Graham
Object number1948.30.9
Subject(s)
  • heads and faces
Collection
  • Pre-Columbian
  • Ancient Americas
On View
Not on view
Collections
Kneeling figure
Chalco
ca. 14th-early 16th century, Late Postclassic or modern forgery
Stylized pendant in the form of a head
Guerrero, Mezcala style
ca. 200-600 CE (Classic?)
Mask
Moche
100-700 CE
Head vessel
Nazca
ca. 400-600 CE, Late Nasca Period
Head
Maya
ca. 600-900 CE
Female figure
Nayarit
ca. 200 BCE-400 CE
Female figurine
Maya, Jaina-style
700-1000 CE
Tripod rattle bowl
ca. 1200-1521, Late Post Classic
Bowl with trophy heads
Nazca
ca. 300-600 CE, Late Nazca
Bowl with mythological being
Nazca
ca. 300-600 CE, Mid-Late Nasca
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