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Head fragment

Olmec, Mexico
Head fragment
 Middle Formative 800 BCE-300 BCE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
6.5 × 5.8 × 5.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Mexico

Accession Number
PC14-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Child, one eye open, one closed, black pigment on left side.

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