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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Standing figure in "laughing child" form
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Standing figure in "laughing child" form

Maker Totonac (Mexican)
Date450-750
MediumCeramic
Dimensions9 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (23.2 x 17.1 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A.H. Spivak, in memory of Dr. A.H. Spivak
Object numberC-85-14
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DescriptionStanding figure with hands raised in laughing gesture wearing low-slung loin cloth, bands across chest, swelled belly, collar-style necklace, dangling earrings, crest-like headdress with central raised ridge, face is mold-made, finely modeled features; red pigment on loin cloth and chest band, necklace is black, earrings and headdress painted red, sides of face down to chin painted red, along with palms of hands
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Maya culture
550-830
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Mexico, southwestern Nayarit, Lagunillas
100 BCE-200 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco
300-100 BCE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Maya culture
700-950
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Maya culture
550-830
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Nayarit (Mexico)
100 BC-100 AD
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Maya culture
700-900
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Sican culture
1050-1200
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
West Mexican culture, Mexico, Colima, Comala
100 BCE-100 CE