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Collections

Embracing Couple Figurine-Whistle600–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Small Pre-Columbian ceramic sculpture of two seated figures fused together, reddish-brown clay with patches of turquoise pigment, each with distinct headdress and facial detailing
Title
Embracing Couple Figurine-Whistle
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Campeche, Jaina Island
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Earthenware with postfire pigment
Dimensions
6 1/4 × 4 × 4 in. (15.88 × 10.16 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.86.311.4
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.