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NOPILOA, LATE CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 550 - 950
Details
VERACRUZ FEMALE DIGNITARY
NOPILOA, LATE CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 550 - 950
the sturdy figure attired in an ornate skirt and huipil, embossed with monsters' heads along the sleeves, arms held close to the sides of the body, hands flexed and shoulders hunched up, the youthful face, with lips parted showing front teeth, striated, bipartite hair encircled by a coiled headband with flaring flanges to the sides; adorned with a necklace and earspools, with remains of bright yellow, blue and black pigment.
Height 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm.)
NOPILOA, LATE CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 550 - 950
the sturdy figure attired in an ornate skirt and huipil, embossed with monsters' heads along the sleeves, arms held close to the sides of the body, hands flexed and shoulders hunched up, the youthful face, with lips parted showing front teeth, striated, bipartite hair encircled by a coiled headband with flaring flanges to the sides; adorned with a necklace and earspools, with remains of bright yellow, blue and black pigment.
Height 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm.)
Further details
Cf. High Culture, fig. 66, for the general type