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Standing Human Figure
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Standing Human Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureChupicuaro
Dateca. 500-100 B.C.
MediumEarthenware with paint
Dimensions2 1/2 x 5/8 in. (6.4 x 1.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Charles E. Kirk
Object number68.262.2.a
Geography
Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionSmall female figure effigy. Somewhat rounded with headpiece, ear ornaments and necklace. Arms are folded across body in front. Feet (toes) are exaggerated. Perhaps from Chupicuaro. Dark brown clay. A pastillaje clay technique.Label TextChupicuaro is a pre-classic site in the present state of Guanajuato. It is located at the confluence of the Lerma and Tigre rivers and has yielded great numbers of figural ceramics, as well as highly burnished pottery bowls and other vessels. Its location near the northern frontier of Mesoamerica is apparent by the strong stylistic associations between Chupicuaro pottery designs and those of the U. S. Southwest.Published 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), 121.
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Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Standing Human Figure
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
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 Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Standing Warrior Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lee Moore.
Bowl with Human Figure Inside
Unknown
Culture: Maya
ca. A.D. 750-900
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 Seated Male Figure
Seated Male Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
Image Not Available for Kneeling Female Figure
Kneeling Female Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Duff.
Necklace with Human Faces
Unknown
Culture: Tiwanaku-Wari
ca. A.D. 1000
Image Not Available for Seated Female Figure
Seated Female Figure
Unknown
Culture: Jalisco
ca. 250-500
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
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
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Unknown
Culture: Tlatilco
ca. 1000-500 B.C.

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