Seated Male Figure

1200-900 BC (Early Formative)

5.9 cm 8 cm 6.8 cm

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Solid, hand-modeled figurines of diminutive size yet remarkable detail and expressiveness represent the Xochipala style, a distinctive artistic tradition found in the highlands of Guerrero in western Mexico. The seated figure's lack of adornment and the marked figural naturali...

Sculpture

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80409
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sculpture
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normalized
provenance
provenance
Throckmorton Fine Art, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, August 31, 1998, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
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CC0
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language
en
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4
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style
Xochipala
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