Standing Woman

CultureNayarit, Chinesco style
Titles
  • Standing Woman
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceSan Pedro Lagunillas area, Nayarit, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions11 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (28.6 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2012.247
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

Explore Further

Object Type
Provenance[Louisiana Gallery, Houston, before 1970–1984] [1]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, May 1984–2012; given to MFAH, 2012.

[1] Letter from Joan Crystal (1925–2016), dated September 7, 2012.
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", June 11-August 13, 1989, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

"God, Man, and Animal: Pre-Columbian Art from Private Collections in Houston and Austin," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 3- June 3, 1990.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, February 14, 2000–May 24, 2012, when accessioned as gift.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Kneeling Pregnant Woman
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
61.43
Human-headed Jar with Two Leg Chambers
200 BC–400 AD
Earthenware with slip
67.5
Dancing Shaman
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
61.44
Kneeling Warrior Effigy Vessel
100–800 AD
Terra cotta with slip
2004.1352
Standing Female
200 BC–800 AD
Earthenware with slip
90.255
Kneeling Woman Nursing a Baby
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.105
Blind Shaman Effigy Vessel
100–800 AD
Terra cotta with slip
2004.1351
Jar with Two Owl Warriors
450–550 AD
Earthenware with slip
79.261
Seated Couple Effigy Figures
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.100.1,.2
Pedestal Vase with Two Seated Figures
600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip and polychrome pigment
67.11
Seated Female Effigy Vessel
100–800 AD
Earthenware with slip
86.503.A,.B
Portrait-Head Vessel
c. 400–600 AD
Earthenware with slip
89.107