https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17482/fullStanding Male Figure300 BCE - 600 CEVeracruz artist(s)Overall: 51.6 x 23.2 x 21.6 cm (20 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)Earthenware with pigmentGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Remojadas, Veracruz, MexicoG83.1.710Veracruz standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, once carrying a trophy head in the right hand, wearing the flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has criss-crossed shoulder straps, bow-shaped bracelet, necklace of circular spools, and pendulous earrings and nose ring. The top of the head has rows of perforations, probably to hold feathers. It is painted in buff with areas of red pigment.
MesoamericaCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaMesoamerica181501431Classic VeracruzEarly Classic Period (250/300-600)