Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man
Young woman carrying an old man

On view

East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Young woman carrying an old man,

600–800

Maya
Late Classic Period
y1993-26

Information

Title
Young woman carrying an old man
Dates

600–800

Medium
Ceramic with traces of yellow, cream, and maroon pigment
Dimensions
13.3 × 8.2 × 4.7 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1993-26
Place Made

North America, Guatemala, Petén, Maya area

Culture
Maya
Period
Late Classic
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
pigment, ceramic
Subject
figures (representations), men, women, elderly

Purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1992.

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