Head
sculptor
Unknown
Date1300-1521
Place MadeMexico, North America
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions5.1 cm (2 in.) height
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e109
eMuseum ID727605
EmbARK ObjectID14243
Previous Number528
TMS Source ID3055
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesAccompanying note (U18e109.x) inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: This Terra Cotta Head given to me by Captain Moriarty May 1919. It is presumably Aztec. It came from Mexico."
ProvenanceNotesGift from the American genealogist George Andrews Moriarty, Jr. to Isabella Stewart Gardner, May 1919.
