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Ceramic human figure head fragment
Mesoamerican; Zapotec
Ceramic human figure head fragment
Mesoamerican; Zapotec
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Nayarit styled seated male figure with negative painted design, possibly depicting skin pathology on body decoration / Mesoamerican; West Mexican

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Funerary sculpture. Ixtlan del Rio style. Seated figure. Diseased male.

Ixtlan del Rio style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the Ixtlan del Rio region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Title(s): 
Nayarit styled seated male figure with negative painted design, possibly depicting skin pathology on body decoration
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; West Mexican
Date: 
300 BCE - 300 CE
Period: 
Preclassic
Place: 
Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Figure
Accession No: 
54.3460
Previous Number(s): 
5445.3460
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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