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Figure of a warrior with sling

CultureColima
OriginColima, West Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware with pigment
DimensionsOverall: 29.9 x 17 x 14 cm (11 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionColima figure of a warrior, Late Formative period, with pectoral holding an object believed to be a sling, and is wearing a headdress with a chin strap. Figure is burnished red with an orange slip. There is also engraved designs and extensive traces of painted motifs.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.27
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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Artist / Maker: Colima artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
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Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.75
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Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
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Object number: G83.1.37
Figure of a standing ballplayer-warrior
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.74
Figure of a Seated Warrior with Shield and Weapon
Artist / Maker: Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.59
Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.52
Standing Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
600-800
Object number: G83.1.107
Figural Pedestal Dish
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.34
Figure of a Warrior
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.50
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Chupícuaro artist(s)
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.22
Covered Censer with Butterfly-masked Warrior Lid
Artist / Maker: Teotihuacan artist(s)
450-650
Object number: G83.1.19a-b
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Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.141