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Bat, head fragment

Guerrero, West Mexico
Bat, head fragment
 Middle Formative 800 BCE-300 BCE

Medium
greenstone

Measurements
5.0 × 2.8 × 4.3 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
Guerrero, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC47-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Stylized bat head in flat dimensions with straw string cuts.

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