Charles M. Russell, William S. Hart, and Will James

Charles M. Russell, William S. Hart, and Will James

Nayarit style solid human figure bound to a palette / Mesoamerican; West Mexican

Essay/Description

Funerary sculpture. Ceramic effigy “sick bed.” Lagunillas style.

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Nayarit style solid human figure bound to a palette

Culture:

Mesoamerican; West Mexican

Date:

300 BCE - 300 CE

Period:

Late Preclassic

Place:

Nayarit, México

Materials/Techniques:

clay, slip, paint

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

54.4134

Department:

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2 1/100in. (5.1cm)
Width: 2 17/32in. (6.4cm)
Length: 4 23/64in. (11.1cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Art, Ceremonial, effigies, effigy, effigys, figure, man, Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican, Mexican, México, Nayarit, palette, Precolumbian, Pre-Columbian, prehistoric, sculpture

Lagunillas style

Lagunillas style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the San Pedro Lagunillas region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Nayarit style solid human figure bound to a palette. 54.4134. Kravis Discovery Center. 300 BCE - 300 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/544134 (07/27/2017).

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