prev - home - index - next This magnificent example of a kind of ceremonial sculpture known as "hacha" (axe) depicts a human face wearing a fish headdress. Originally, it must have had inlays of precious materials, such as jade, turquoise, obsidian or shell. Anthropomorphic "hacha" Central Veracruz Middle to Late Classic (500-900 A.D.) Unknown Stone 27 x 23 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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