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Collections

Figure with Ligatures on the Arms and Legs700–1600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic standing figure with rectangular head, broad torso, and incised geometric bands on wrists and ankles, in terra-cotta with fire-clouded gray patches
Ceramic figure in a seated pose with one knee raised, terracotta surface with dark gray patches and incised geometric bands at wrists and ankles; rectangular head with a row of small perforations along the top.
Ceramic seated figure with a flat rectangular head bearing a row of perforations along the top, terracotta-colored with dark mottled surface, incised geometric patterns on wrists and ankles, arms bent with hands resting on raised knees.
Terracotta figurine, rear view, with a flat rectangular torso and two rounded arm forms projecting from the sides; a row of small circular perforations runs across the flat top edge; surface shows patches of dark discoloration against warm reddish-tan clay.
Title
Figure with Ligatures on the Arms and Legs
Culture
Middle Cauca
Place Made
Colombia, Middle Cauca, Caldas
Date Made
700–1600 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
13 × 5 1/2 × 5 in. (33.02 × 13.97 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.269
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas