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Figure with Turtle Carapace and Strike, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit Shaft Tomb peoples; Nayarit, …
Figure with Turtle Carapace and Strike
Figure with Turtle Carapace and Strike, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit Shaft Tomb peoples; Nayarit, …
Figure with Turtle Carapace and Strike, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit Shaft Tomb peoples; Nayarit, Mexico Ceramic and pigment; 11 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. 95.36.1 Gift of Martha McKinsey in Memory of Thomas McKinsey

Figure with Turtle Carapace and Strike

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date300 BCE - 200 CE
Made AtJalisco, Mexico, Central America, North America
Made AtNayarit, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic and pigment
Dimensions11 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Martha McKinsey in Memory of Thomas McKinsey
Object number95.36.1
DescriptionSeated ceramic figure with turtle carapace and striker, Nayarit style, West Mexican Shaft Tomb Culture (possibly Etzatlon region of Jalisco, Mexico). Seated figure with crossed legs, holding a shell in left hand and a three-pronged instrument in the right hand. Mouth open, three earrings, and a domed hat.
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