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Engraved Profile Head with Inlaid Eye
AD 600-900 (Late Classic)
shell with inlay
(Ancient Americas )
(Ancient Americas )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, February 1991 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Geographies
Mexico, Jaina Island, Campeche (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 x W: 1 7/8 x D: 1/4 in. (5.1 x 4.8 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2008
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
72.32