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Juggler200 BCE–400 CE

Not on view
Burnished ceramic vessel with a bulbous, squat base, draped upper body, wide oval mouth, and a tall arching loop handle topped with a small sphere
Ceramic vessel with burnished dark brown surface, formed as a stylized human figure with a spherical head and large arched handle framing the body, wearing a draped garment with vertical ridges; the base consists of two rounded lobed feet.
Ceramic vessel with burnished reddish-brown and dark surface, depicting a seated figure with a large arched handle rising overhead and a small spherical head; hollow opening at the chest, resting on rounded legs.

Unknown, Juggler, 200 BCE–200 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Juggler
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
16 x 8 x 5 in. (40.64 x 20.32 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.97
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.
  • Mexico en el Mundo de las Colecciones de Arte: Mesoamerica. Vol.2. Mexico: Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, 1994.