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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Dressed Figure
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Dressed Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMaya
Dateca. A.D. 600-900
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsh. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
w. 4 (10.2 cm)
d. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Object number77.1120.49
Geography
Place madeCampeche, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
Descriptionburnished orange and white hollow human figure with headdress, ear spools, neck collar, and decorated garb. There are two holes on both sides of the figure, one near the shoulder and the other at the base of the figure. There is also a hole at the bottom of the figure.Provenancewith Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr. (Ramona Frates Seeligson) (1898-1998), San Antonio, TX, by 1977; by gift to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, 1977; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994Exhibition HistoryAmerica Before Columbus: Pre-Columbian Art in the Collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio Museum of Art), 1985Published 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 3.6, 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), 127.
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