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Collections

Kneeling Woman200 BCE–400 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Pacific Connections in the Ancient Americas
Ceramic sculpture of a seated female figure with raised arm and open mouth, tan and dark gray clay with incised circular decoration on the chest
Title
Kneeling Woman
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Style
Ameca Gray
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip and paint
Dimensions
16 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. (40.64 x 26.67 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.81
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.