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Seated man with jar

Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
Seated man with jar
 Late Formative 300 BCE-300 CE

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
42.7 × 27.0 × 25.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of J. Gadsden Australia Limited, Fellow, 1982
Hasselblad H4D

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC4-1982

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Seated male holding a large jar, black line to chin, beard markings small crosses to cheeks and nose.

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