'Smiling face' standing male figure with rattle
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureVeracruz
OriginLaguna de los Cerros, Veracruz, Mexico
PeriodLate Classic period (600-850 CE)
Date600-900
MediumEarthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 45.7 x 29.8 x 7.6 cm (18 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionVeracruz standing smiling male figure, Late Classic period, with raised arms, the right hand with raised palm, and left hand holding a rattle. The figure is wearing rectangular head-band moulded with interlocking zig-zag, angular fret, and linear design. It is painted in deep brown with areas of white.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.83
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-800
Object number: G83.1.126
