Figurine Head Fragment
Unknown Artist
1–550 CE
Medium
molded earthenware with pigment
Dimensions
6.2 × 6.7 × 2.2 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1951.162
About this artwork
The use of press molds at Teotihuacan permitted mass production of elaborately costumed human figurines. Lavishly ornamented headdresses are also worn by figures depicted on Teotihuacan's fresco-painted walls.