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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Carved stone figure
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
White micacous stone
7.16 × 3.96 × 144.78 cm (2 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 57 in.)
Gift of Helen Chillman
2015.117.2
Geography:
Guerrero, Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala
Period:
Late Formative to Early Classic Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
acquired through Diego Rivera, 1931, by James Chillman, on visit to Mexico
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.
