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Collections

Squatting Hunchbacked Dwarf with Cranial Deformation and Arms Crossed in Supplication Pose1500–400 BCE

Not on view
Small stone sculpture of a crouching human figure with a large ovoid head, bent arms held to the chest, and wide-set feet, rough granular surface in gray and tan tones
Title
Squatting Hunchbacked Dwarf with Cranial Deformation and Arms Crossed in Supplication Pose
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
1500–400 BCE
Medium
Volcanic stone
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 13/16 in. (21.59 × 8.89 × 9.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.198
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1995.