PRE-COLUMBIAN MIXTEC STONE PROFILE SKULL
A finely carved stone skull in profile from the Mixtec culture, dating to the Postclassic period (ca. 700 AD–1200 AD). Skull imagery held deep symbolic meaning in Mixtec belief, representing death, rebirth, ancestral power, and the cyclical nature of life.

Profile skulls of this type were associated with ritual, funerary, or ceremonial contexts, serving as potent symbols of connection to the underworld and ancestral lineage.