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Vessel in the form of a seated figure, with hands on the raised knees, single neck lappet, forehead projection, and red painted and burnished surface, vessel opening in top of headgear, legs flexed and drawn in, hunched back.
Seated Effigy with Shell Necklace
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Seated Effigy with Shell Necklace

Artist West Mexican Artist
Date100-300
Place of originColima, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumBurnished, red-slipped ceramic
Dimensions13 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34.3 x 20.6 x 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object number1991.18.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionVessel in the form of a seated figure, with hands on the raised knees, single neck lappet, forehead projection, and red painted and burnished surface, vessel opening in top of headgear, legs flexed and drawn in, hunched back.
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