Articulated Figure

CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Articulated Figure
Date600–900
MediumEarthenware with slip, with modern string and wire
DimensionsSeated: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
Standing: 17 × 8 × 3 1/2 in. (43.2 × 20.3 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2016.116
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, 1967–c.1970]; Private collection, New York, c.1970–2015; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc, New York, 2015–2016]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"50 Figures from a Site in Veracruz," Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, March 2–21, 1970.

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Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2433.1,.2
Necklace
1895–1905
Gold
97.1318
Chest Ornament (Hiasan Dada)
19th century
Gold, silver, rubies, diamonds, and sapphires
2004.2275
Necklace
1900–1940
Turquoise
44.183
Gold chain
1900–1990
Gold
97.1541.3
Necklace
19th century
Gold, gold alloy, gemstones, cloth cord
2004.2390
Necklace
19th century
Gold and colored beads
2004.2306
Necklace
Turquoise, red-white stones (abalone shell?)
44.194
Tiger Claw Necklace
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold foil, wood, copper, and coral
2004.2329
Necklace
1875–1890
Gold, coral, and plastic
97.999
Necklace
17th–19th century
Gold
2004.2305
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog - Pectoral .1
1850–1970
Gold
97.1541.1