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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Alphonse Jax.
Seated Figure
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Alphonse Jax.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Seated Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureOlmec
Dateca. 1800-800 B.C.
MediumEarthenware with traces of red pigment
Dimensionsh. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
w. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Alphonse Jax
Object number78.794.105
Geography
Place madeVeracruz, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionA figure with outstretched arms crafted from burnished earthenware. Traces of red pigment are evident on the surface. 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), figure 3.1, 60.

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), 125.
On view
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Image Not Available for Standing Figure
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