Carving
37-12-5
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Guatemala | Department of Santa Rosa | Barberena
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 37-12-5 |
| Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Highland Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Santa Rosa | Barberena |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 600-1000 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone | Paint |
| Iconography | Hacha | Death | Skull |
| Description | Stone sculpture of a skeletal head. A ceremonial version of wooden insignia worn by ballplayers |
| Height | 28 cm |
| Width | 20 cm |
| Depth | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition; Robert Burkitt, 1937 |
| Other Number | 1109 - Field No SF | conservation 4.88 - Other Number |
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