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Collections

Standing Figure Vessel1500 BCE–100 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Terracotta figural vessel in the form of a standing human with arms raised, incised facial features, and an open flared mouth at the top
Ceramic effigy vessel in unglazed terracotta, combining a wide-mouthed jar with a squat human figure; modeled face with applied features on the body, hands raised to the chest with incised detailing, and stubby legs forming the base.
Title
Standing Figure Vessel
Culture
Calima Ilama
Place Made
Colombia, Calima Region (Ilama Period)
Date Made
1500 BCE–100 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
10 13/16 × 6 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (27.5 × 16.2 × 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.354
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.