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Seated figure

Olmec, Mexico
Seated figure
 Middle Formative 800 BCE-300 BCE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
24.1 × 4.2 × 19.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Mexico

Accession Number
PC10-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Seated figure holding load in turtle shell form on back.

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