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Collections

Figure Seated on a Stool with Chin Strap and One Hand in Lap and One on Knee1200–900 BCE

Not on view
Small terracotta ceramic sculpture of a seated human figure with a flat brim-like headdress, roughly modeled with simple facial features and arms folded at the midsection
Ceramic seated figure with simplified facial features, applied coil elements forming the nose and headdress, arms resting at sides, in earthen orange-brown tones with weathered surface texture.
Small ceramic figure with a hollow, wide headdress featuring incised vertical lines, stubby arms at the sides, and short legs; earthen brown and ochre tones with dark fire-clouding across the surface.
Title
Figure Seated on a Stool with Chin Strap and One Hand in Lap and One on Knee
Culture
Tlatilco
Date Made
1200–900 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Buffware ceramic with signs of red
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/2 in. (8.1 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm) Height on stand: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.54
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas