Head of a Figurine
Unidentified Maya maker
Pre-Columbian
Terracotta
Overall: 3 15/16 × 4 1/2 in. (10 × 11.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William Rensselaer Gray, Class of 1904, Dean of Tuck School
33.1.3977
Geography
Place Made: Quiriguá, Guatemala, Central America
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
From the property of the United Fruit Company, Quirigua, Guatemala; acquired by William Rensselaer Grey (1879-1937); date unknown; given to present collection, 1933.
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