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Polychrome Seated Figural Effigy Vessel with Boldly Painted Human Figures on Front and Back1280–1450

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Ceramic figurine of a seated humanoid form with incised and painted gray-black geometric and figural decoration on cream-colored slip
Ceramic effigy vessel in the form of a seated figure with a rounded body, modeled face with applied eyes, and painted black-on-white geometric and figural decoration covering the torso and legs.
Title
Polychrome Seated Figural Effigy Vessel with Boldly Painted Human Figures on Front and Back
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
North America, Southwest, Mexico, Chihuahua
Date Made
1280–1450
Period
Ramos Polychrome
Medium
Ramos polychrome ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 8 1/2 in. (22.9 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.90
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
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