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Collections

Seated Man200 BCE–400 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesPacific Connections in the Ancient Americas
Ceramic seated figure sculpture, sandy tan with gray discoloration, broad face and raised bead-detail bands on arms and legs, one arm raised with curled hand

Unknown, Seated Male Figure, 200 BCE–300 CE, 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 Man
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Style
Ameca Gray
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
17 x 14 x 13 in. (43.18 x 35.56 x 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.85
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • 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.