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Seated Male Figure200 BCE–500 CE

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Ceramic figure sculpture with burnished red and dark brown mottled surface; seated human form with body curled into a circular loop, small modeled face in profile

Unknown, Seated Male Figure, 200 BCE–500 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
Seated Male Figure
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
12 x 7 x 10 in. (30.48 x 17.78 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.113
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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