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Filename: 
MawM0253-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0253
Title: 
Seated male figure with elaborate headdress.
Subject: 
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject: 
Art--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
A very common pose, a seated male draws up his legs, so his crossed arms can rest on his knees. The male wears an elaborate headdress with three crests. The light cream triangle over his nose separates the two dark brown triangles over his eyes. Shaft Tomb culture; Chinesco style, type-C figure.
Materials: 
Ceramic: clay with red-brown, cream and black slip.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Figure
Dimensions: 
5 1/2 in high x 2 1/2 in wide x 3 in deep
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Nayarit, Mexico
Rights: 
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Culture: 
Shaft Tomb
Style: 
Chinesco
Style: 
Type-C figure
Period: 
Protoclassic