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Emaciated Crouching Figure
Emaciated Crouching Figure

Emaciated Crouching Figure

Artist
CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, cream pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionChinesco crouching figure, Late Formative period, with narrow arms crossed and resting on raised knees. The figure has a curving back with exaggerated spine, incised rib-cage, and heart-shaped face. It is painted in deep brownish-orange with areas of cream.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.51
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Collections
Status
On view
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.53
Seated Male Figure
Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.52
Figure of an Emaciated Prisoner
Figure of an Emaciated Prisoner
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.44
Emaciated Male and Female Seated Figures
Emaciated Male and Female Seated Figures
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Large Seated Male Figure
Large Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.42
Figure of a Seated Drummer
Figure of a Seated Drummer
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.56
Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Pair of Seated Figures
Pair of Seated Figures
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.48.1-2
Figural Vessel
Figural Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.26
Seated Male Effigy Bottle with Stirrup-spout
Seated Male Effigy Bottle with Stirrup-spout
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-500
Object number: G83.1.160
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