Monkey
Monkey

Currently not on view

Monkey,

1200–900 BCE

Olmec style
Early Formative Period
1999-249

Information

Title
Monkey
Dates

1200–900 BCE

Medium
Ceramic with traces of cinnabar
Dimensions
h. 5.8 cm., w. 3.2 cm., d. 2.3 cm. (2 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
1999-249
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Puebla, Central Mexico, Las Bocas

Culture
Olmec
Period
Early Preclassic
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
monkeys, figures (representations)

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