Grey Seated Figure Maker: Unknown

900–300 B.C.

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

2 1/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 9/16 in. (5.72 × 5.3 × 3.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil 1974

Accession Number

2017.14.15

Geography

Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Olmec

Period

Middle Formative Period

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Purchased at auction: An Eclectic Collection, Arte Primitivo, New York, 3/31/09, lot 106. from the Frances Pratt collection.
Acquired by Howard Rose about 1975,
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (December 1, 2017), 13
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), sculptures

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