Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head

On view

East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head,

200 BCE–200 CE

Late Formative Period
2007-135

Information

Title
Hollow seated woman balancing a pot on her head
Dates

200 BCE–200 CE

Medium
Ceramic with black negative painting
Dimensions
18.9 × 13.5 × 10 cm (7 7/16 × 5 5/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2007-135
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Nayarit, West Mexico

Culture
Nayarit
Period
Late Preclassic
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
pots, figures (representations), women

[Everett Rassiga Inc, New York, NY]; purchased on April 27, 1965 [1], by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [2]; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2007. [1] According to dated invoice.

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