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Seated Female Figure200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic seated figure with pale slip-painted face, brick-red limbs, and incised hair, legs spread wide, arms forming loops at the sides
Ceramic seated figure with cream-colored face and incised hair detail, red-painted body, arms crossed over torso, legs extended forward, with red-painted lower legs and a small rounded topknot.
Title
Seated Female Figure
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip and paint
Dimensions
9 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (22.86 x 19.05 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.4
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.