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Collections

Man Wearing a Suit of Skin1400–1100 BCE

Not on view
Small ceramic figure of a standing humanoid creature covered in pockmarked texture suggesting fur, with traces of red pigment, mounted on a dark square pedestal
Title
Man Wearing a Suit of Skin
Culture
Tlatilco
Place Made
Mexico, Valley of Mexico
Date Made
1400–1100 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (7.6 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm) Height on stand: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) Tote 6: 6 x 18 x 23
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.86
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas