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Human head

Stone head, human face protruding from the maw of a reptile. Angular fluted at the base.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
El Tajín
Object type
Hacha
Dimensions
Height: 26,3 cm
Depth: 17 cm
Width: 17,5 cm
Weight: 7,4 kg
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 14840

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    where
    Mexico
    Veracruz
    Jalapa
    who
    El Tajín
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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