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Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Figure of a Seated Hunchback

Figure of a Seated Hunchback

Artist
CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, ochre pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 26.8 x 24 x 23 cm (10 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
DescriptionNayarit seated hunchback figure, Late Formative period, with legs crossed, chin resting on hands in pensive position. Figure has striated coiffure with central raised and notched braid, and wearing ear and arm ornamentation. The figure is painted in reddish-orange pigment.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.46
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Collections
Status
On view
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Seated Figure
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.35
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
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
Large Seated Male Figure
Large Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.42
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.4
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
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.1201
Figure of Seated Ballplayer
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.49
Duck-shaped Vessel
Duck-shaped Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.33
Small 'Baby' Figure
Small 'Baby' Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-900 BCE
Object number: G83.1.13
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