Articulated Human Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureTeotihuacan
OriginTeotihuacan, Mexico, Mexico
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-850 CE)
Date150-300
MediumEarthenware, ochre pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 15.9 x 33.6 x 14 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionTeotihuacan articulated male figure, Early Classic period, with large head, deeply incised eyes, wearing rosette ear ornaments and wrist-bands. The limbs are attached to the body by leather thongs and bone lozenges. Painted in buff with traces of ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.20
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
450-650
Object number: G83.1.19a-b
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.128
