# Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

- By: Nayarit (Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico)
- Date: 200 BCE–300 CE
- Medium: Earthenware and pigment
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: 12.3 × 25 × 20.8 cm (4 7/8 × 9 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Nayarit state
- Credit line: Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/148347)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/78b941f8-bdce-6254-300d-860b7c337226/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)