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Ceramics
Warrior Figure
Remojadas artist, (active )
Remojadas artist
Mexico
Primary
22 in. (55.9 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Remojadas; made in Veracruz, Mexico
300-900
300
900
Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
This large ceramic figure’s intact survival for over a thousand years was likely due to its burial in a tomb. The figure wields a vicious-looking mace and wears black body paint common among warriors in ancient Veracruz. The appearance of its back suggests it wasn’t made to be seen from all sides, yet its size and complexity indicate it was an important object. As with many of the objects from the Ancient Americas, it remains unknown whether the figure served a purpose among the living prior to burial, and what exactly its expected role was once placed in the tomb.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1979.16
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
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79.16DI1
digital image
8x10
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79.16SL1
slide
2 x 2
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79.16DI#2
digital image
Three-quarter
5/12/2009
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79.16DI#3
digital image
Front
5/12/2009
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79.16DI#4
digital image
Back
5/12/2009
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