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Urn in the Form of a Seated Male Figure1000–1500

Not on view
Terracotta sculpture of a seated human figure with a large round head, raised hand gesture, and bare feet flat on a broad oval base
Terracotta sculpture of a seated figure with an oversized head holding a smaller figure in its lap, both rendered with modeled facial features and detailed toes, on a rounded base.
Ceramic figure of a seated humanoid form with an oversized head, crouching on a round base and holding a smaller figure or animal in both hands, with a matte earthen surface and hand-modeled texture.
Ceramic figure of a seated human form on a round base, shown from the back, with a large rounded head, small ear projections, and bent arms; buff and terracotta clay with a rough, weathered surface texture.
Ceramic vessel with cylindrical neck and bulbous lower body in unglazed buff clay, with a modeled animal figure in relief on the upper surface, small lug handles on either side, and a weathered, pitted surface.
Ceramic vessel with cylindrical body tapering to a narrow base, unglazed earthenware in warm tan tones, with four small modeled animal figures—likely birds or quadrupeds—applied in relief around the upper rim.
Ceramic seated figure with large rounded head, closed eyes, and circular ear ornaments, holding a small object to the chest; terracotta-colored earthenware with hand-modeled surface detail, mounted on a flat circular base.
Terracotta seated figure with a large rounded head, viewed in three-quarter profile, holding a small object in one raised hand, bare-bodied with detailed facial features, seated on a low stool atop an oval base; earthen red-brown clay with weathered surface.
Terracotta figurine of a seated human form with a large rounded head, small ear ornaments, bent arms raised at the sides, and crossed legs, on an oval base; weathered reddish-brown surface.
Terracotta seated figure with a large rounded head tilted upward, holding a smaller figure in its arms, mounted on a flat circular base; hand-modeled with a rough, matte surface in warm reddish-brown clay.
Title
Urn in the Form of a Seated Male Figure
Place Made
Colombia, Lower Magdalena, Pelaya
Date Made
1000–1500
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 29.75 x Diameter: 8.8
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer and Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2007.146.651a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas