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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern.
Standing Human Figure
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Standing Human Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureColima
Dateca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 250
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsh. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
w. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern
Object number67.129.5
Geography
Place madeMexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionUnburnished clay figure holding a jar on right shoulder; arm and head bands; arms are short and rounded, feet undetailed; the female sexual organ, or vulva, is accentuated. This figure fits into the Tuxcacueso-Ortices type; eyes are coffee-bean shapes and consist usually of a pellet with a horizontal gouge. The body is elongated, thin in profile.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), 129.
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern.
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 250
Image Not Available for Standing Human Figure
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Figure with Elongated Head
Figure with Elongated Head
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 250
Image Not Available for Standing Human Figure
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Skull Rack (Agiba)
Culture: Wapo
early- 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Miss Ann F. Sproule.
Pair of Teapots
Culture: Chinese
1840
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. P. de Werthern.
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 250
Image Not Available for Standing Human Figure
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the artist
Quien Sabe Ranch - Channing, Texas
Bank Langmore
Culture: American
1973-1975
Image Not Available for Female Figure with Necklace
Female Figure with Necklace
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 300-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Female Figure with Necklace
Female Figure with Necklace
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 300-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Seated Human Figure
Seated Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300

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