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Seated Male Figure, 300 BCE - 400 CE
Zacatecas Shaft Tomb peoples; Jalisco, Mexico
Ceramic an…
Seated Male Figure
Seated Male Figure, 300 BCE - 400 CE
Zacatecas Shaft Tomb peoples; Jalisco, Mexico
Ceramic an…
Seated Male Figure, 300 BCE - 400 CE Zacatecas Shaft Tomb peoples; Jalisco, Mexico Ceramic and pigment; 16 × 8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. 84.52.1A Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Burton

Seated Male Figure

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date300 BCE - 400 CE
Made AtZacatecas, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic and pigment
Dimensions16 × 8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (40.6 × 22.5 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Burton
Object number84.52.1A
DescriptionZacatecas style seated male figure with arms folded and hands on knees, ceramic with red and cream-colored slips and black paint. Note distinctive mushroom-shaped appendages emanating from top of sides of head.
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