Figural Pedestal Dish
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima or Jalisco
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 16.5 x 16.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.)
DescriptionColima pedestal dish figure, Late Formative period, with wide open mouth, closely-set eyes, and is carrying a shallow bowl on the top of the head. Traces of white pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.34
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
