Seated Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 28.2 x 15.5 x 8.9 cm (11 1/8 x 6 1/8 in., 8.9 cm)
DescriptionColima seated figure, Late Formative period, with peyote in his mouth and the eyes are incised. The right hand is held to his left shoulder, and the left hand to the knee. The right leg is raised, and the figure is wearing a head-band over striated coiffure. It is painted a brownish-orange pigment, and the head is in ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.35
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.113
