Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 211 of 359 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed
 


Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Hacha in the shape of a Skull
Date Made:600 - 900 CE
Type:Sculpture
Materials:stone
Place Made:Mexico
Measurements:overall: 7 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.; 19.685 x 6.35 x 14.9225 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1935.9.1
Credit Line:Purchased
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
1935_9_1.jpg

Currently on view

Description:
stylized head in form of skull topped with a crest

Tags:
mythology; archaeology; deaths

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+1935.9.1

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

<< Viewing Record 211 of 359 >>