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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Reclining Male Figure
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Reclining Male Figure

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (9.2 x 14 x 6.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoetzer
Terms
    Object number89.0083
    DescriptionThe unique cream and orange pattern was created through a resist technique by using an applicator which had up to five tips. The parallel wavy lines produced a novelty design favored by the Maya who often traded other goods for them. The style has been named Usulatan for the area in which it originated. The reclining figurine was produced in many forms during the Late Preclassic period. This example appears to be pregnant.
    On View
    Not on view
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    Artist Unknown
    1810-1840
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    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1350
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    Guerrero
    ca. 900-1500
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    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
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    Berenice Abbott
    1936 (printed 1979)
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    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
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    Dakakari people
    not dated
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    Chancay
    1200-1450
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    Battista Dossi
    ca. 1520-1530
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    Tairona
    500-1550
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    Diquis
    ca. 700-1550
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    Lambayeque-Sicán
    800-1350