Seated couple on platform
Dateca. 200 B.C. - A.D. 300
Label TextChieftains and their families were buried deep in the ground in shaft tombs and provided with clothing, food and ceramic figures for the afterlife. Figures were adorned with facial paintings, clothing, and jewelry to indicate social status. Male and female pairs refer to family lineage.
Object number76.299
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.Credit LineBequest of Dr. Richard E. Fuller
Dimensions9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
MediumCeramic
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