Smiling Head

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Origin Veracruz

Culture Remojadas

Title Smiling Head

Date 500–1000

Medium Clay

Dimensions Object: 4 3/8 × 6 in. (11.1 × 15.2 cm)
Overall: 4 3/8 x 6 in. (11.1 x 15.2 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Frederick Stafford, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 59.16

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Smiling heads from a larger figure, such as 64.60, survive is greater numbers than the complete figures. Because of this fact, many scholars believe that the heads may have been intentionally broken off as part of a ceremonial practice.

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"Smiling Head | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=59.16