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Seated Musician Figure with Drum
200 BCE - 500 CEPrecolumbian
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (16.5 x 11.4 x 7.7 cm)
Unknown, Nayarit
Mexican
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay, pigments
Credit Line:
Given in memory of Ruth D. Maurer by James W. Maurer
Accession Number:
1996.16
Location: Currently on view
The drum depicted in the arms of this musician figure was made from the shell of a turtle. The nose ring, ear ornaments and cross-legged posture are all common characteristics of clay figurines across ancient Mexico.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Austin-Harvard Gallery, Pittsford, NY (dealers); purchased from them by James W. Maurer, Rochester, NY; his gift to the Gallery in 1996
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