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Head of Tlaloc impersonator

Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico
Head of Tlaloc impersonator
 300 CE-600 CE

Medium
earthenware, bitumen (chapapote)

Measurements
23.7 × 24.5 × 22.1 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
Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico

Accession Number
PC128-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Head fragment with black pigmented face and sun discs.

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