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Collections

Figure Seated in Palanquin200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ancient buff-colored ceramic sculptural group: a central seated figure beneath a horseshoe arch, supported by four smaller standing figures at the corners of a flat platform
Title
Figure Seated in Palanquin
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Buff ceramic
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. (9.53 x 10.16 x 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.138
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.
  • Von Winning, Hasso, and Olga Hammer. Anecdotal Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico. Los Angeles: Ethnic Arts Council of Los Angeles, 1972.