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Collections

Group of Small Figures200 BCE–500 CE

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Small terracotta ceramic figurine of a standing human figure with arms outstretched, coiled headdress, and banded limbs, with mottled salmon-pink and dark brown surface
Small terracotta figurine of a standing dog with a curled upright tail, pointed ears, and four tapered legs, modeled in a simplified form with a worn reddish-brown surface.
Small ceramic figurine of a kneeling figure with arms raised, holding an object to the face, with modeled facial features and a waistband; unglazed buff clay with traces of gray.
Small ceramic figurine in tan earthenware, depicting a seated human figure raising an animal or object to its face, with modeled circular ear ornaments and a wrapped lower garment, hand-built with a rough, unglazed surface.
Small ceramic figurine of a seated human form with hands raised to the head, wearing a belt or wrapped garment at the waist, modeled in buff-colored earthenware with a weathered, pitted surface.
Small ceramic figurine of a seated human form with head tilted back, one arm raised toward the face, modeled in unglazed buff-colored clay with a roughly textured surface.
Two small ceramic figures in reddish-brown earthenware; a seated human figure with a wrapped headdress, legs crossed and arms outstretched, beside a smaller fragmentary animal figure in a dynamic pose.
Small terracotta figurine of a standing winged human form with schematic facial features, arms folded across the chest, and a single fan-shaped wing with incised ribbing extending from the back; reddish-buff clay with traces of white pigment on the wing.
Ceramic standing figure with terracotta-red surface and dark speckled weathering, a large serpent coiled around the body and head, modeled facial features, arms crossed at the chest.
Terracotta vessel on three small feet, with an open front cavity housing a molded seated figure wearing a headdress, in reddish-brown clay with weathered surface.
Small terracotta figure of a seated person with crossed legs, wearing a tall headdress and necklace, with modeled facial features including a beard; hand-formed with earthen reddish-brown clay surface.
Small terracotta figurine of a standing human figure holding crossed implements, with a large circular disk at the back and flat headdress, in warm reddish-brown clay with dark surface weathering.
Two small ceramic figures in reddish-brown earthenware: a seated human figure with a wrapped headdress and outstretched arms at left, and a smaller abstract animal figure at right.
Ceramic figurine of a seated person leaning forward over a low rectangular surface, wearing a beaded necklace and a hat with a latticed pattern, with coiled ear ornaments; weathered tan and gray surface with mottled texture.
Ceramic figure in a standing pose with legs apart, arms raised to hold an object at chest height, wearing a headdress; buff-gray earthenware with weathered, mottled surface.
Small hand-modeled terracotta figurine of a standing human form with legs apart, arms raised holding a smaller figure against the chest; reddish-brown clay with dark mottling and weathered surface.
Ceramic figure of a seated person leaning over a cylindrical vessel, with hands resting on its surface; warm tan earthenware with a modeled headdress and roughly textured finish.
Title
Group of Small Figures
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Buff ceramic with post-fire applied paint
Dimensions
a): 5 × 4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 10.16 × 8.89 cm) b): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.45 × 4.45 × 4.45 cm) c): 4 × 3 × 3 in. (10.16 × 7.62 × 7.62 cm) d): 3 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7.62 × 4.45 × 4.45 cm) e): 4 × 3 × 3 in. (10.16 × 7.62 × 7.62 cm) f): 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 in. (8.89 × 6.35 × 7.62 cm) g): 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (8.89 × 6.35 × 6.35 cm) h): 5 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (12.7 × 8.89 × 7.62 cm) i): 4 × 3 × 1 1/2 in. (10.16 × 7.62 × 3.81 cm) j): 3 × 2 × 2 in. (7.62 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm) k): 4 1/2 × 4 × 2 in. (11.43 × 10.16 × 5.08 cm) L): 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 in. (8.89 × 6.35 × 7.62 cm) m): 4 × 3 × 4 in. (10.16 × 7.62 × 10.16 cm) n): 4 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (10.16 × 6.35 × 5.08 cm) o): 3 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (7.62 × 8.89 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.147a-o
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.