Figurine
| Object Number: | 30-53-1 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tarascan |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Ixtlan Nayarit |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Iconography: | Man Conch Shell |
| Height: | 39 cm |
| Credit Line: | Exchange with Direccion de Arqueologia de Mexico, 1930 |
| Other Number: | 313 - Field No SF |
Description
Human figure (man) standing on feet; ornamented with breech-cloth, headband and earring. High relief conch shell at navel. Holds cigar-shaped implement in right hand and rectangular object like palette in left. Painted decorations in red, white, and black.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 107 Top row, second from left | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 75, pl. 77 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Mason, John A. 1943. "Other Theocratic Cultures of Mexico: American Collections: The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 1-2. pg. 42-48 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 47, fig. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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