Standing figure of Xipe Totec
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureCentral Veracruz
OriginRemojadas, Veracruz, Mexico
PeriodLate Classic period (600-850 CE)
Date600-900
MediumEarthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
DescriptionVeracruz standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, carrying a trophy-head in the right hand, a folded cloth on the left arm, wearing flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has a thick collar incised with circles, belt, perforated ear spools, and plumed shield at the back of his right arm. It is painted in buff, and the top of the head with rows of perforations, probably originally to hold feathers.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.72
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b