Man with drum
Man with drum

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Man with drum

Pánuco
2016-1063

Information

Title
Man with drum
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
9.2 × 3.5 × 4.2 cm (3 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1063
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Veracruz, Gulf Coast

Culture
Classic Veracruz
Period
Mesoamerican cultures, styles and periods
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
drums (membranophones), musical instruments, men, figures (representations)

Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, NY; purchased on Sept 14, 1967, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ, [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2006 [2]. [1] According to dated invoice. [2] Griffin lent the work to Museum in 1968 (L.1968.134).

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