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Figure of a seated person with spinal curature

CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware with slip and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 26.8 x 24 x 23 cm (10 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
DescriptionNayarit seated person with spinal curvature, Late Formative period, with legs crossed, chin resting on hands in pensive position. Figure has striated coiffure with central raised and notched braid, and wearing ear and arm ornamentation. The figure is painted in reddish-orange pigment.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.46
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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