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CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Head from a Female Figure
Date400–600 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with chapapote tar
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 7 × 4 in. (19.1 × 17.8 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John P. Bullington
Object number61.41
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceMrs. John P. Bullington, Houston, by 1961; given to MFAH, 1961.

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