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Pair of Seated Figures

Pair of Seated Figures

Artist Nayarit artist(s)

CultureNayarit

OriginIxtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico

PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)

Date300 BCE - 300 CE

MediumEarthenware with red, cream, and black slips

DimensionsOverall: 23.5 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm (9 1/4 x 7 x 4 1/2 in.)

DescriptionNayarit seated male and female, Late Formative period, with the male holding a round-headed implement in his right hand, and wearing ridged band around his head. The woman is holding a bowl to her shoulder, wearing skirt, headdress, and jewellery. Both figures are painted in brownish-orange, cream and black pigment.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.48.1-2

Classifications

Ancestral Abiayala

Sub-classification

Mesoamerica

Collections

Status

Not on view

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