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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Seated Male Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Seated Male Figure

Maker Olmec people, Mexico
Date1000-300 BCE
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumLimestone, traces of pigment
Dimensions8 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (21 x 11.1 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-75
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DescriptionSeated male figure with legs flexed and pulled up torso, arms at side, hands on knees, wide bony shoulders, large head, jutting jaw, were-jaguar mouth with extended tongue, wide flat nose, bulbous rectangular eyes, low crown of head, back of figurine is very rough; traces of pigment on surface of figure.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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