Figurine
48-2-346
From: Mexico (Central America) | Guadalajara
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 48-2-346 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Guadalajara |
Culture Area | Central American |
Period | Modern |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Black glazed figurine. Black highly glazed pottery figure of a god (or king). Seated with legs bend backwards and hands placed on knees. Elaborate head-dress, large round disc earrings, necklaces and armlets incised and in relief. Three holes on back of body, one at navel, the other two higher so as to form the points of a roughly equilateral triangle; Another whole on front at navel. |
Height | 29 cm |
Length | 14.5 cm |
Width | 11.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | L-2-356 - Old Museum Number | CG2017-7-1152 - Found in Collection Number |
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