Cleveland Museum of Art
Figurine Head Fragment
- Date
- 150–350 CE
- Medium
- ceramic, pigment
- Culture
- Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period
- Department
- Art of the Americas
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The earliest Teotihuacan figurines are hand modeled, while later specimens were produced with molds. This exceptionally large example has a mold-made head, with facial features carefully retouched by hand. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history, and may have been used in household religious rituals.
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