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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Male Figure with a Wig, Collar, and Scepter
900–300 B.C.
Dark brown stone
11.11 × 3.81 × 2.54 cm (4 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 in.)
Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974
2018.173.8
Geography:
Made in Mexico
Possibly made in Veracruz, Mexico
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Mexico, possibly Veracruz, Arroyo Pesquero, Olmec
Period:
Middle Formative
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Ex-Collection Private Miami Collection
Barry Kiernaman, Toironto Canada acquired late 1960s-early 1970s
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.
