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Seated Figure

CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 28.2 x 15.5 x 8.9 cm (11 1/8 x 6 1/8 in., 8.9 cm)
DescriptionColima seated figure, Late Formative period, with peyote in his mouth and the eyes are incised. The right hand is held to his left shoulder, and the left hand to the knee. The right leg is raised, and the figure is wearing a head-band over striated coiffure. It is painted a brownish-orange pigment, and the head is in ochre.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.35
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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