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Collections

Standing Couple; Male Figure200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic standing figure with rust-orange burnished lower body, wide disk-shaped upper garment with incised crosshatch pattern, and cylindrical headdress with two pointed protrusions

Unknown, Standing Couple; Male Figure, 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 Couple; Male Figure
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip, paint, and incised decoration.
Dimensions
27 x 12 x 9 in. (68.58 x 30.48 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.64
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.