Seated Male Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, black pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 42.5 x 22 x 20.7 cm (16 3/4 x 8 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
DescriptionChinesco-style seated figure of a man, Late Formative period, with arms crossed on his knees with ear and nose rings and incised hair.Tthe burnished red ware has traces of painted decoration and black encrustation. Attributed to the area of Tequilita.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.52
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.37