Trophy Head
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Volcanic stone
DATES
1000â1500
DIMENSIONS
5 1/2 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (14 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
31.877
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved stone trophy head with well-defined "coffee bean" eyes, a pronounced triangular nose, and a small mouth surrounded by incised "laugh lines." The ears are incised on the sides of the head. A cap on the head is decorated with incised lines. This trophy head may be published in "Costa Rican Stonework" by J. Alden Mason, 1945, p. 268.
Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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