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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Seated man with mace and bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Seated man with mace and bowl

Maker West Mexican culture, Mexico, North Central Jalisco, Ameca
Date1-200
Made/manufacturedJalisco, North and Central America
MediumRed-slipped ceramic with black paint
Dimensions16 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 9 in. (41.9 x 26.7 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-62
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DescriptionSeated 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. (from accession worksheet)

Hollow buff yellow pottery; dark red slip on body and arms; black paint on loincloth, lips, and irises; firing hole under back of crest (from UFG publication)
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West Mexican culture, Mexico, North Central Jalisco, Ameca
1-200
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Mexico, southwestern Nayarit, Lagunillas
100 BCE-200 CE
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Mexico, Colima
200 BCE -200 CE
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Mexico, Colima
300 - 100 B.C.
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Nayarit people (Mexico)
100 BC-100 AD
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Costa Rica, Diquis
1000-1550
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Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1200-1550
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Maya culture
600-950
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West Mexican culture, Mexico, Colima, Comala
100-300
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
300 BC-500 AD