Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Teotihuacán (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Seller
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Presenter/funding source
- Dick Cavett (Richard Alva Cavett), Non-Indian, b. 1936
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Gilmer McGhee (1922–2018, an American artist living in Mexico); purchased by MAI from John McGhee in 1972 using funds donated by Dick Cavett.
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- Date created
- AD 100–350 (Early Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 24/6989
- Barcode
- 246989.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Figure of a priest wearing a Tláloc mask
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled, appliquéd
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 8.7 x 14 cm
- Place
- Teotihuacán; Teotihuacán Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Teotihuacán (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_262783
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b4e0fda-b81e-4426-908f-89d40efdeddc
