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Collections

Joined Couple200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small terracotta sculpture of two conjoined figures sharing one pair of legs, both with coiled headdresses and rounded forms, reddish-brown clay with matte surface
Title
Joined Couple
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Unslipped buff ceramic with black slip paint
Dimensions
4 x 3 1/4 x 1 in. (10.16 x 8.26 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.145
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.