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Jar with Human Figure200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with large spherical body, pale cream upper half and dark brick-red lower half, with a small molded human figure and two loop handles at the neck

Unknown, Jar with Human Figure, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Pearl Rosenthal, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jar with Human Figure
Culture
Recuay
Place Made
Peru, Central Coast
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
9 x 8 in. (22.86 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Pearl Rosenthal
Accession Number
M.90.134
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas