Standing Male Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureClassic Veracruz
OriginRemojadas, Veracruz, Mexico
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600)
Date300 BCE - 600 CE
MediumEarthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 51.6 x 23.2 x 21.6 cm (20 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
DescriptionVeracruz standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, once carrying a trophy head in the right hand, wearing the flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has criss-crossed shoulder straps, bow-shaped bracelet, necklace of circular spools, and pendulous earrings and nose ring. The top of the head has rows of perforations, probably to hold feathers. It is painted in buff with areas of red pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.71
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.201
