• Culture/People:

    probably Classic period Veracruz/Gulf Coast: Remojadas (archaeological culture) (attributed)

  • Object name:

    Figure of a man holding a bird

  • Date created:

    AD 300-600

  • Place:

    Las Remojadas; Soledad de Doblado Municipality, Sotavento Region; Veracruz State; Mexico

  • Media/Materials:

    Pottery, paint, asphaltum/bitumen

  • Techniques:

    Modeled, painted, appliquéd

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collection history unknown; MAI purchase from Richard Bellak (collector of pre-Columbian art) in 1965.

  • Dimensions:

    40 x 19 x 31.3 cm

  • Catalog number:

    23/6257

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