Material : terracotta
Origin : Mexico, Vera Cruz
Culture : Totonac
Era : 450 / 950 AD

Condition : Good condition

Dimensions : 5-3/4'' H, 5'' W

Smiling woman's head with skull's deformation. She wears a large headdress and circular earrings. Those smiling heads belong to complete figurines, painted in white or red. They get in touch with deities

 

Bibliography

I. Bernal y Garcia Pimentel, M. Simoni-Abbat, "Le Mexique. Des origines aux Aztèques", p. 164 - 174, Paris, 1986