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Seated Male Figure200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a seated cross-legged human figure with a rounded torso, bare chest, and headdress with side projections; burnished red and black surface

Unknown, Seated Male Figure, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Seated Male Figure
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
Height: 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.196
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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