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Seated figure with bent legs and arms at sides, ending at hips; legs taper; broad torso; no neck; large head with tall coiffure; two small knobs on either side of coiffure.
Male Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Male Figure

Maker West Mexican Artist
Dateundated
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensions7 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (19.7 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.121
Collections
Visual DescriptionSeated figure with bent legs and arms at sides, ending at hips; legs taper; broad torso; no neck; large head with tall coiffure; two small knobs on either side of coiffure.
Seated figure with legs splayed in front; arms bent at elbows; no hands or feet; broad torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; large head and nose with ornamentation at nostrils; tall coiffure with incised lines for hair.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
200-1 BCE
Standing figure w/ legs apart and arms bent; arms and hands are pressed to sides; wide torso; two small knobs at the sides of the chest for breasts; large head with large nose; nose ring; tall sloping coiffure w/ incised hair; hollow; pierced ears.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated figure with short splayed legs that taper at the end; wide torso & shoulders; arms at sides with no indication of hands or feet; large head with incised lines on ears and on tall coiffure.
Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated male figure; legs splayed in front of him; broad torso and shoulders; left arm bent outward; left hand on left knee; hunched back; large head; open mouth; right arm raised with right hand to right corner of coiffure; geometric designs.
Male Mourner
West Mexican Artist
200 - 1 BCE
Reclining on platform raised at top end with two conical pegs; legs bent at knees; right hand on right knee; left arm raised, broken off; wide chest; large nose and chin; braces on either side of head; coiffure decorated with incised lines
Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure; legs set wide apart; long feet with high arches; wide, flat chest and torso; wide shoulders; very short arms up at sides; shallow knobs for breasts at sides of chest; no neck; large nose and ears; thick head crest.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated male figure with knees bent and feet placed in front. Arms raised, holding dish on left and scepter on right. Elongated head, good modelling of features, wearing headgear with raised central crest. Body is thick, arms and legs are tubular. Black pigment indicating garment (shorts) around waist and hips. Linear black pigment design in angular spiral on scepter head. Black pigment on headgear. Body, arms, and legs in red pigment.
Seated man with mace and bowl
West Mexican Artist
1-200
Standing female with skirt; wide chest and broad shoulders; elbows bent outward with hands on hips; small raised areas at sides of chest for breasts; large head with few features still visible; headband; arm, ear and nose ornamentation.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure with short arms held out to the sides; small knobs for breasts on either side of the chest; wide torso; thick neck; large head with large nose; head tie with ornamentation at middle of forehead.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Male figure with tripod legs; handle shaped piece crosses the stomach area; raised ridge circumvents the figure at the chest; no arms; large head; large nose with ornamentation; crown with several knobs; covered with clay/pigment incrustation.
Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
200-1 BC
Seated figure with short feetless legs splayed out; broad shoulders; armbands; hands pressed to stomach area; pointed projection at nose area; tall rounded coiffure with incised linear design; traces of red and black pigmentation.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure; short arms raised out to the sides; round, protruding stomach; wide torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; no neck; large nose; head tie with ornamentation.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated

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