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Seated Figure200 BCE–500 CE

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Ceramic seated figure with raised arm holding a ribbed object, painted in brick-red and dark brown-black slip, with a long smooth panel of hair and a beaded headband
Title
Seated Figure
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
8 x 7 x 8 in. (20.32 x 17.78 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.58
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.

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