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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
Artist / Maker: Colima artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.75
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.37
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.52
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
600-800
Object number: G83.1.107
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.34
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.50
Artist / Maker: Chupícuaro artist(s)
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.22
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.141