Figurine
72-23-24
From: Western Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 72-23-24 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Colima (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Western Mexico |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Man lying on stomach. Made of red, black and yellow polished clay. The glaze is mottled. Arms are outstretched. Man holds pot between his legs. Red from the waist up. There are two holes in his protruding ears. Two holes for eyes. Nose is long and protruding. Wearing hat (or headress), with decorated band around the bottom of it. Also wearing a black-glazed loin-cloth. Legs are glazed yellow. The pot he holds is red. The expression on his face makes appear very alert. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Length | 21 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Piper, 1972 |
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