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Small Conch Shell Trumpeter200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small unglazed ceramic figure of a kneeling woman holding a narrow instrument to her mouth, warm tan clay with gray patches
Small ceramic figurine of a seated human figure with modeled facial features, raising one hand toward the face and holding an object, wearing a wrapped lower garment; unglazed buff-gray clay with a rough, weathered surface.
Small ceramic figurine of a seated human form, hands raised to the head, with simplified facial features, a belted waist, and bent legs; buff-colored earthenware with a matte, slightly pitted surface.
Small ceramic figurine of a seated human form with head tilted back, one arm raised toward the face, roughly modeled in buff-colored clay with a coarse, weathered surface.
Title
Small Conch Shell Trumpeter
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Buff ceramic with postfire applied paint
Dimensions
3 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7.62 × 4.45 × 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.147d
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected 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.