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Depiction of one half of the face of a living person and one half of the face of a dead person

The clay head with the half face of a living and a dead person visualises the dualistic principle of Mesoamerican cultures. It is based on the realisation that opposites such as day and night, the masculine and the feminine, life and death are inextricably linked.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Sound head
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 8,4 x 7,7 x 5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 31382

Provenance and sources

when
Classical
where
Mexico
Veracruz [Region]
Tuxtla [Ort]

who
Eduard und Caecilie Seler - Collectors

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