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Standing figure of Xipe Totec

OriginRemojadas, Veracruz, Mexico
PeriodLate Classic period (600-850 CE)
Date600-900
MediumEarthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
DescriptionVeracruz standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, carrying a trophy-head in the right hand, a folded cloth on the left arm, wearing flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has a thick collar incised with circles, belt, perforated ear spools, and plumed shield at the back of his right arm. It is painted in buff, and the top of the head with rows of perforations, probably originally to hold feathers.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.72
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
Not on view
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