Figural Group with Temple Scene
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima or Nayarit
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, slip, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 18.5 x 15 x 14 cm (7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in., 14 cm)
DescriptionColima figure with temple scene, Late Formative period, with raised platform reached by a staircase on both sides. A seated figure with crossed arms and a dog, and there is another staircase leading to a lintel with a sacrificed victim placed between two turrets above. Figure painted in black pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.28
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
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
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760-1765
Object number: G99.2.12