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Small green stone figure.
Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Figure

Artist Unknown
Dateundated
MediumStone
Dimensions2 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (7.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Object number00.134
Visual DescriptionSmall green stone figure.
A grey-brown stone carving of a figure on a small black stand. It has a pointed head, large deeply recessed eyes, a wide mouth, and limbs folded tightly against a rounded torso that tapers to a pointed base.
Effigy Figure
undated
Standing figure with arms bent, elbows outward, hands cup breasts, rounded stomach, thick form with little negative space, flat bar of stone connects feet, incised linear design for long hair which ends in a straight row of knots at the shoulders.
Female Figure
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1522
Standing figure with right hand on left shoulder and left hand on groin area; large head with incised linear decoration for hair; feet are connected by a flat bar of stone; overall very thick with little negative space.
Male Figure
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1522
Carved and incised brown colored stone; depiction of male figure with prominent forehead, nose and a beard. The arms are crossed in front.
Pendant figure (penate)
Mexican Artist
1200-1500
Animal; small crest at top of head; small circular eyes and nostrils; open mouth; area below mouth with linear design/detail, could be hands or chin.
Effigy Figure
undated
Very large animal head with closely set large eyes composed of concentric circles; small crest at top of head; no neck; rounded body; owl-like; incised lines; small vertical knob placed in mouth/nose/beak area.
Effigy Figure
undated
Flat stone, roughly triangular in shape with narrow lines carved into surface, two parallel lines ring the stone on opposite ends with crisscrossing lines in between.
Incised Stone
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Animal; sitting figure with forearms resting on thigh and hands on knees; feet turned inward with heels out; chin rests on chest; large concave eyes; some linear and dot incised design/detail
Effigy Figure
undated
Standing figure with left hand on thigh and right arm resting on round stomach (hand missing); overall thick form with little detail; large head and facial features; carved linear design for hair.
Male Figure
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Stone bowl, flat bottom, circular, with walls sloping slightly outwards, effigy form of duck with crescent extension on rear rim for tail, raised panels shaped as wings wrap around upper side, head extending from front with rounded beak, drilled eye-holes, feather crest on head; carved lines delineating wings and tail, circling eyes, feather ridge, mouth opening.
Duck Effigy Bowl
Mississippian Artist
1000-1300
Architectural decoration. Stucco head of jaguar modeled on stone slab armature. Large "god eyes" with heavy brows, multiple creases in forehead, broad nose with creased bridge, nostrils with bulb-like extensions, heavy upper lip, open mouth with extended tongue, 3 holes in chin.
Head of Mythical Monster
Maya Artist
600-800
Animal head with very large closely set eyes formed by concentric circles; head and body rest on top of a flat square with incised linear design.
Effigy Figure
undated

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