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Standing male figure, arms raised, elbows bent, holding a large blade in both hands, wearing long cylindrical armor that extends up behind the head as flaps, with partial rounded crest extending from back towards head, headgear with chin strap; four diamond shapes in white located on upper shoulder region of back armor.
Standing Warrior
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Standing Warrior

Artist Mexican Artist
Date200 BCE -200 CE
Place of originColima, Colima, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with traces of pigment
Dimensions18 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 8 in. (47.6 x 28.6 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-61
Collections
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