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Figure of a seated person with spinal curvature

Figure of a seated person with spinal curvature

Artist Colima artist(s)

CultureColima

OriginColima, West Mexico

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

Date300 BCE - 300 CE

MediumEarthenware with slip and pigment

DimensionsOverall: 39.1 x 28 x 23.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 in., 23.5 cm)

DescriptionColima seated person with spinal curvature, Late Formative period, leaning forward with hands placed on outward-turned knees. There is a large opening at the back, round face with parted lips, pierced eyes and ears, and incised conjoined brows. It is painted brownish-orange pigment.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.30

Classifications

Ancestral Abiayala

Sub-classification

Mesoamerica

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Status

On view

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