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Joined Figures200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Terracotta sculpture of two seated figures, one pressing a hand onto the other's head, with worn red slip and cream-toned clay surface
Ceramic vessel with two seated figures facing each other, their hands clasped together at center; hollow cylindrical openings at the tops of their heads, with incised linear patterns suggesting hair; earthenware with reddish-brown surface showing age and wear.
Title
Joined Figures
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
7 x 4 1/2 x 3 in. (17.78 x 11.43 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.59
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.