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Male figure lying on flat platform with arms at sides and knees slightly bent; wide band straps torso & arms to platform; large 2-banded arch over head; head tie.
Reclining Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Reclining Figure

Artist Mexican Artist
DateLate Preclassic Period (c. 300 - 100 B.C.E.)
Place of originColima, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (13.7 x 6 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.125
Collections
Visual DescriptionMale figure lying on flat platform with arms at sides and knees slightly bent; wide band straps torso & arms to platform; large 2-banded arch over head; head tie.
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