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Seated couple on platform

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Seated couple on platform

ca. 200 B.C. - A.D. 300

Chieftains 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.
Ceramic
9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Bequest of Dr. Richard E. Fuller
76.299
location
Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

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.

Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

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