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New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
Clay Head Fragment
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.

Clay Head Fragment

Artist Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | West Mexico | Olmec | Aztec
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack Tanzer
Object number76.23.29
Not on view
DescriptionClay head fragment of light tan with traces of white paint on the base. Olmec head fragment from West Mexico, wearing a headdress. "Jaguar people". Olmec = Aztec for people from lands of rubber (Gulf Coast).

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
1000-300 B.C.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Unknown
1150-800 B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
1200-1500 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1200-1500
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
300BC-300AD