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Collections

Seated Man with Raised Arms700–1600 CE

Not on view
Terracotta ceramic figurine of a seated human-like form with a flat rectangular head, raised arms, and bent legs, showing age-worn surface with dark patches
Title
Seated Man with Raised Arms
Culture
Middle Cauca, Caldas
Place Made
Colombia, Middle Cauca Valley (Late Period)
Date Made
700–1600 CE
Medium
Ceramic with traces of paint
Dimensions
8 × 6 1/2 in. (20.3 × 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.262
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Burtenshaw, Julia, Héctor García Botero, Diana Magaloni, and María Alicia Uribe Villegas. The Portable Universe = El Universo en tus Manos: Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.