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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Human Effigy Figurine Head Fragment
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Human Effigy Figurine Head Fragment

Possible OriginEl Salvador, North America
CultureXinca or Lenca (?)
PeriodLepa Phase
Date650-900 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
DimensionsMaximum incl. Base: 5 1/4 × 2 × 2 in. (13.3 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm) Maximum w/out base: 2 × 2 × 1 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
Object number2020.011.125
ProvenanceEx coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas