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Collections

Standing Couple200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Two pre-Columbian ceramic figures standing side by side, cream-colored slip with rust-red painted bands, one holding a blade and disk, the other cradling a bowl
Ceramic standing figure with cream slip and red-painted details, one arm raised and the other holding a striped circular shield; wearing a helmet with horned projections, necklace, and loincloth indicated in red pigment; modeled facial features with open mouth.
Ceramic standing figure with cream slip and red-painted bands on arms, waist, and headdress. Full-bodied form with arms outstretched, one hand holding a small bowl, and a necklace indicated in red. Worn surface with visible paint loss.
Title
Standing Couple
Culture
Jalisco
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished cream-slipped ceramic with red slip paint
Dimensions
LE Inventory [A.male]: 20 × 13 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (50.8 × 35 × 14 cm) LE Inventory [B.female]: 19 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (48.9 × 33.7 × 21 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.89a-b
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.