Headdress

Cleveland Museum of Art

The ceramic headdress by an unknown artist depicts a piece of reddish-brown and gray clay with a weathered appearance. The object features a central circular face with a nose and mouth, surrounded by a circle with eight small bumps. A semi-circle protrusion extends from the upper portion with a sunken design and eight lines radiating downwards. Two symmetrically curved protrusions on either side resemble wings, with horizontal grooved lines running along their lengths. A smaller protrusion on the left appears to be a head or animal. The object casts a shadow on a gradient gray background.