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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Nayarit seated figure
100 B.C.–A.D. 250
Ceramic with pigment
21.59 × 13.97 × 10.16 cm (8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Bequest of Andrew F. Petryn, B.A. 1943
2016.99.34
Geography:
Geography Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del Río Style
Period:
Protoclassic Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Petryn estate
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
