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Female Dignitary

250 - 900 CE
3rd-10th century
6 3/4 in. x 4 1/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (17.15 cm x 10.8 cm x 6.35 cm)

Veracruz, Mexican

Object Type: Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support: Ceramic
Credit Line: Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number: 1991.015

Object Description
Buff clay figure of female dignitary standing in "frame" or type of litter, possibly for carrying in processions. Figure wears headdress, necklace, ear pieces, "mouth mask" and garment like a huipil. Gross No. 256 MVC Item 1, page 9 of Gross Inventory dated 7/7/88.

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