Unknown Central and South American
Figure of a Seated Older Man

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Public Domain

Figure of a Seated Older Man
Artist
CultureJama Coaque
Titles
  • Figure of a Seated Older Man
Date200 BC–800 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 11 11/16 × 5 13/16 × 4 5/8 in. (29.7 × 14.8 × 11.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.294
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least December, 1967 [Glassell Album #3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.294
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed sticker on lower back side: 4

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