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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Nayarit; possibly Ixtlán del Río
Title:Seated male figure holding implement
Date Made:250 BCE-250 CE
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with red and black pigment
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Nayarit
Measurements:Overall: 11 3/8 in x 7 3/8 in x 6 1/4 in; 28.9 cm x 18.7 cm x 15.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2001.8.5
Credit Line:Gift of Estelle Jussim and Elizabeth Lindquist-Cock (Class of 1947)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Male dignitary wearing a helmet, necklace, nose and ear ornaments, a tunic decorated with rectangular stepped designs in black and red matching his face paint and a simple loin cloth, holding an implement.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; indigenous people

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