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Vessel in Form of Seated Hunchback200 BCE–500 CE

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Ceramic effigy vessel in burnished terra-cotta red, modeled as a seated human figure with a wide open vessel mouth at the back, the head turned in profile with incised head wrapping lines and a disk ear ornament

Unknown, Vessel in Form of Seated Hunchback, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Vessel in Form of Seated Hunchback
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
16 x 12 x 10 1/2 in. (40.64 x 30.48 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.30
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas