Whistle in the form of a warrior

OriginVeracruz, Mexico

PeriodLate Classic period (600-850 CE)

Date600-900

MediumEarthenware, black bitumen, red pigment, and hand-built.

DimensionsOverall: 25.4 cm (10 in.)

DescriptionVeracruz standing warrior whistle figure, Late Classic period, holding a shield in the left hand, an animal mace-head in the right, wearing leggings, coiled necklace, and large earrings. Areas of red and black pigment remain.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.81

Classifications

Ancestral Abiayala

Sub-classification

Mesoamerica

Collections

Status

Not on view

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