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Crouching Male Figure with Jar200 BCE–500 CE

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Ceramic figure vessel depicting a seated human figure with broad face and open mouth, holding a round pot, in burnished tan and sienna-red earthenware
Ceramic figural vessel depicting a seated person with a headband, cross-legged, holding a rounded vessel; smooth burnished buff-brown clay with dark smudged areas.
Ceramic figure of a seated person with legs crossed, holding a small bowl in both hands. Smooth burnished surface in muted brown and terracotta tones, with a modeled face in profile showing a headband or wrapped headdress.
Ceramic seated figure vessel, shown from the back, with smooth buff-brown burnished surface; a diagonal strap crosses the back and an elaborate headdress with fan-like projections rises above the head.
Title
Crouching Male Figure with Jar
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
unspecified (unspecified): 13 × 8 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (33.02 × 20.96 × 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.99
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.