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Figural Pedestal Dish

OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 16.5 x 16.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.)
DescriptionColima pedestal dish figure, Late Formative period, with wide open mouth, closely-set eyes, and is carrying a shallow bowl on the top of the head. Traces of white pigment.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.34
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
Face Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
Figural Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.26
Jar with Relief-moulded Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.32
Mold-made Figural Whistle
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.123
Seated Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.58
Burial Urn
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-1500
Object number: G83.1.173a-b
Anthropomorphic Effigy Urn
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300-800
Object number: G83.1.91
Seated Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.35
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.24
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Covered Dish in the Form of a Bird
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
350-500
Object number: G83.1.99a-b
Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-850
Object number: G83.1.104