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Emaciated Male and Female Seated Figures

CultureNayarit
OriginIxtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.43.1): 43.5 x 25.3 x 21 cm (17 1/8 x 9 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Overall (G83.1.43.2): 15 9/16 x 10 x 11 1/4 in. (39.5 x 25.4 x 28.6 cm)
DescriptionNayarit male and female seated figures, Late Formative period, the female kneeling on her left leg and holding a bowl on the thigh. Her head resting on the right hand which is held to her raised right knee, wearing smooth head-band, beaded waist band over the loin-cloth, and nose ring. The male figure with arms crossed and resting atop his raised knees, wearing elaborate head-band with projections above and at the sides. There are long tassels down the back of his neck, and crescentric nose ornament. Both have large earrings, diseased mouths, and ornately painted in dark brownish-orange, ochre, black, and white geometric designs.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.43.1 - 2
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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