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Standing Male Figures200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small terra-cotta ceramic sculpture of two joined human-like figures standing side by side, each biting a shared horizontal rod, with stocky limbs and worn reddish-brown surface

Unknown, Standing 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
Standing Male Figures
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Ceramic with slip and paint
Dimensions
6 x 6 x 3 in. (15.24 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.23
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.