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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Head
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Head

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 800-200 BCE
Mediumgreenstone
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 7 x 6 5/8 in. (23.2 x 17.8 x 16.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Edward R. Roberts
Terms
    Object number2006.31.3
    DescriptionStylized, abstract head carved of hard greenstone, found at Xochipala, where some of the earliest, Pre-Classic Olmec art has been excavated.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 250-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 900-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 1500-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 1500-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 1500-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mezcala
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 250-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE