Small Drummer Figure

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Small Drummer Figure

Mexico, Colima, 200 BCE–500 CE
Ceramics
Buff ceramic with post-fire applied paint
3 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (7.62 × 8.89 × 7.62 cm)
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch (M.86.296.147o)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead.  Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.