Artwork
Dressed Figure
Artist
Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMaya
Dateca. A.D. 600-900
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsh. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
w. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
d. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
w. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
d. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern
Object number67.129.34
GeographyPlace madeCampeche, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionWhite-slipped, hollow, mold-made clay figurine/rattle of a standing human with hands by their side. They are wearing a headdress and a short plain skirt that has a twist cord belt. Adornments include earflares, a diadem in the center of the forehead, and a beaded necklace from the center of which hangs a face. Raised dots around the mouth likely represent blood that would have been extracted during a blood-letting ceremony.Provenancewith Mrs. Jeannette Petter de Werthern (1887-1991), Kettering, OH, by 1967; by donation to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, 1967; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994Published ReferencesKelker, Nancy L, and San Antonio Museum Association. America before Columbus: Pre-Columbian Art in the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio: San Antonio Museum Association, 1985), figure 3.5, 66.Kelker, Nancy L, and San Antonio Museum Association. America before Columbus: Pre-Columbian Art in the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio: San Antonio Museum Association, 1985), 126.
On view
Collections
Unknown
Culture: Lima-Nievería/Provincial Wari
ca. A.D. 600-1000
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