Figure of a priest wearing a Tláloc mask
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–350 (Early Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Teotihuacán (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
label: Seller
content: John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dick Cavett (Richard Alva Cavett), Non-Indian, b. 1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Gilmer McGhee (1922–2018, an American artist living in Mexico); purchased by MAI from John McGhee in 1972 using funds donated by Dick Cavett.
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place: label: Place
content: Teotihuacán; Teotihuacán Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Teotihuacán (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/6989
label: Barcode
content: 246989.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure of a priest wearing a Tláloc mask
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, appliquéd
label: Dimensions
content: 19.5 x 8.7 x 14 cm