Figure of an Emaciated Prisoner
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 49.5 x 23 x 17.5 cm (19 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
DescriptionNayarit standing prisoner, Late Formative period, with staff across his back holding his arms, with open mouth, exaggerated rib-cage, and band over incised hair. The figure is painted in ochre, black and orange pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.44
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
