https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/16957/fullTwo Figures; A Dancer and a Drummer200-500 CEZacatecas artist(s)Overall (G83.1.16.1): 33.8 x 19 x 14 cm (13 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Overall (G83.1.16.2): 36.2 x 22.7 x 15.2 cm (14 1/4 x 8 15/16 x 6 in.)Earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Jalisco, MexicoG83.1.16.1-.20Zacatecas style seated figures, a dancer and a drummer, from the Late Formative period. The pregnant female figure has her legs extended forward and hands placed to her waist. The male figure has a drum held between his raised knees, with horned projections from the sides of his head. Both figures have pierced eyes and mouths, and painted a deep brownish-orange and ochre, with areas of black linear decoration.
MesoamericaCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaMesoamerica182119442ZacatecasTerminal Formative to Early Classic Period (0-600 CE)