Seated Figure Maker: Unknown

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1200–900 B.C.

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Ceramic with white slip

Dimensions

2.85 × 3.51 × 1.82 cm (1 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in honor of Matthew Lund

Accession Number

2017.106.1

Geography

Veracruz, Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Veracruz, probably San Lorenzo, Olmec

Period

Early Formative Period

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Probably from San Lorenzo, Veracruz (Michael Coe); ex collection of Matthew Lund, given to him by his father, who likely acquired it from the artist Miguel Covarrubias, with whom the elder Lund was acquainted in Mexico.
Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), statues

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