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Collections

Seated Couple200 BCE–400 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Pacific Connections in the Ancient Americas
Ceramic humanoid vessel with brick-red torso, loop handles for arms, kneeling rounded legs, and a wide flat head with flared trumpet-like projections, viewed from the back
Ceramic anthropomorphic vessel with a hollow cylindrical head, arms forming loop handles at the sides, and kneeling legs; earthenware with reddish-brown slip and incised horizontal lines at the neck.

Unknown, Seated Couple, 200 BCE–500 CE (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Seated Couple
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco, Zacatecas
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Style
Zacatecas
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware with postfire applied pigment
Dimensions
Male: 16 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. (40.64 x 24.13 x 20.32 cm); Female: 15 1/4 x 7 x 6 in. (38.74 x 17.78 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.39a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.

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