Hacha head
Classic VeracruzWW-600-009934
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Catalogue
- Year
- 600
- Medium
- Andesite
- Dimensions
- H. 9 in. × W. 5 1/2 in. × D. 6 1/4 in. (22.9 × 14 × 15.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Classic Veracruz
Artist
Classic Veracruz
Ceramics
Classic Veracruz refers to the artistic traditions of the central Gulf Coast of Mexico, active roughly 300, 900 CE, distinguished by elaborate ceramic sculpture, carved stone yokes, hachas, and palmas associated with the Mesoamerican ballgame.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Classic Veracruz
- Year
- 600
- Medium
- Andesite
- Dimensions
- H. 9 in. × W. 5 1/2 in. × D. 6 1/4 in. (22.9 × 14 × 15.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-600-009934
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified