Seated figure with conch shell

ca. 300 B.C. - A.D. 400

Clay figurines of performers were lively accompaniments for the deceased. This musician prepares to play the conch trumpet.

Ceramic

14 1/4 x 12 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 31.31 x 24.45 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

64.103

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Arte Prehispanico, 1970.

Honlulu, Hawaii, Honolulu International Center, Flora Pacifica Exhibition, 1970.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, Dec. 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.

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