Vessel in the form of a seated man
Vessel in the form of a seated man
Vessel in the form of a seated man
Vessel in the form of a seated man

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Vessel in the form of a seated man,

800–1100

Tiwanaku
Middle Horizon
2016-1364

Information

Title
Vessel in the form of a seated man
Dates

800–1100

Medium
Polychrome ceramic
Dimensions
17.8 × 9.9 × 9.9 cm (7 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1364
Place Made

South America

Culture
Tiahuanaco
Period
Middle horizon
Type
figurines, vessels (containers), ceramics
Materials
ceramic, polychrome
Subject
men, figures (representations), hats

[Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., Alan Lapiner, New York]; purchased on March 14 1968, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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