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Three Figures in Ritual Procession200 BCE–400 CE

Not on view
Small terracotta sculpture of three simplified standing figures with coiled clay headdresses, linked by interlocking arms, on a flat rectangular base

Unknown, Three Figures in Ritual Procession, 200 BCE–400 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
Three Figures in Ritual Procession
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Medium
Ceramic with postfire white paint
Dimensions
unspecified (Overall): 3 7/8 × 2 × 3 3/4 in. (9.89 × 5.08 × 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.139
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.
  • Von Winning, Hasso, and Olga Hammer. Anecdotal Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico. Los Angeles: Ethnic Arts Council of Los Angeles, 1972.