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Collections

Severely Hunchbacked Seated Male with Earrings and Nose Ring200 BCE–400 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Pacific Connections in the Ancient Americas
Ceramic sculpture of a crouching human figure with a disproportionately large, rounded body, small expressive face, and short limbs, in mottled tan and brown clay
Ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching figure with an enlarged, rounded back, prominent hooked nose, and large closed eyes; warm tan and brown tones with a smooth, mottled surface; small modeled hands and feet visible at front.
Title
Severely Hunchbacked Seated Male with Earrings and Nose Ring
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Style
Ameca Grey
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
12 3/8 × 7 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (31.5 × 18 × 38 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.513
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas