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Man and Child200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small unglazed ceramic figurine of a seated figure with rounded forms, hunched forward and cradling a smaller figure against its chest, in sandy tan and terracotta tones

Unknown, Man and Child, 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
Man and Child
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Cream and red slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 2 x 2 in. (8.89 x 5.08 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.37
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.