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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (23.8 x 10.8 x 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number80.0114
    DescriptionThese solid paste ceramic figures are part of a figurine tradition common to preclassic sites. The heads are usually concave, the torso and appendages flat and the buttocks protrubent. Commonly referred to as "gingerbread" figures, they show a considerable variety of attitudes and activities often depicting musicians, hunchbacks, warriors and acrobats.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Gran Coclé
    ca. 850-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hunchback Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Shaman Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stirrup-spout Bottle
    Moche
    100-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Couple on a Swing
    Remojadas
    ca. 100 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure Tied to Slab
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Squatting Hunchback
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Buddha and Attendant Bodhisattvas, Luohan and Digpalas
    Artist Unknown
    19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Diquis
    ca. 800-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Theatre Mask
    Artist Unknown
    3rd to 2nd century BCE
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