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Joined Seated Male Figures200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Terracotta sculpture of two seated figures joined at the base, facing each other, one reaching toward the other's face, with modeled facial features and headdresses

Unknown, Joined Seated Male Figures, 200 BCE–500 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
Joined Seated Male Figures
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip, paint, and incised decoration
Dimensions
12 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. (30.48 x 22.86 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.63
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.