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Emaciated Crouching Figure

Emaciated Crouching Figure

Artist Nayarit artist(s)

CultureNayarit

OriginNayarit, Mexico

PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)

Date300 BCE - 300 CE

MediumRed earthenware, red slip, cream pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.

DimensionsOverall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

DescriptionChinesco crouching figure, Late Formative period, with narrow arms crossed and resting on raised knees. The figure has a curving back with exaggerated spine, incised rib-cage, and heart-shaped face. It is painted in deep brownish-orange with areas of cream.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.51

Classifications

Ancestral Abiayala

Sub-classification

Mesoamerica

Collections

Status

Not on view

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Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)

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