CultureColima
Titles
- Deity Impersonator
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
DimensionsOverall (.A,.B): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
.A, Figure: 11 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/2 in. (28.6 × 15.2 × 11.4 cm)
.B, Helmet: 8 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (21 × 20 × 9.8 cm)
.A, Figure: 11 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/2 in. (28.6 × 15.2 × 11.4 cm)
.B, Helmet: 8 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (21 × 20 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James C. Flores at "One Great Night in November, 2013"
Object number2014.6.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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150–650 AD
Earthenware with slip and traces of polychrome pigment
97.113.A,.B
600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip and traces of polychrome pigment
93.389.A,.B
