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Seated male figure with legs crossed in front, hands on knees hollow cylindrical body with opening at top of headdress good proportions to figure, good modeling of features, wears large ornamental headdress, ear spools, necklace with large pendant and bracelets. White pigment on part of the face and body, also at spots in headdress and pendant.
Seated Companion Urn
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Seated Companion Urn

Maker Zapotec Artist
Date300 - 500
Place of originValley of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumWhite-slipped ceramic with traces of cinnabar
Dimensions18 x 11 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (45.7 x 29.8 x 27.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. H. Spivack, in memory of Dr. A. H. Spivack
Object numberC-80-12
Collections
Visual DescriptionSeated male figure with legs crossed in front, hands on knees hollow cylindrical body with opening at top of headdress good proportions to figure, good modeling of features, wears large ornamental headdress, ear spools, necklace with large pendant and bracelets.

White pigment on part of the face and body, also at spots in headdress and pendant.

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