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Standing Female Deity or Deity Impersonator
Date: circa 600–900
Artist: Unknown
Dimensions: 57 ¼ x 22 3/8 in. (145.4 x 56.8 cm)
Medium: Ceramic with white and black paint
Culture: Mexican, Veracruz state, El Zapotal style

She holds a curved sacrificial knife in her upraised hand, and an incense bag in the shape of a skull hangs from her left hand. The serpents on her belt and headress may associate the figure with the cult of a particular goddess.

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