Mimbres. Standing Figure, 1100–1000 B.C.E. Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment, 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4531. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4527_03.325.4528_03.325.4529_03.325.4530_03.325.4531_SL3.jpg)
Mimbres. Standing Figure, 1100–1000 B.C.E. Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment, 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4531. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4530_03.325.4528_03.325.4529_03.325.4531_acetate_bw.jpg)
Standing Figure
Arts of the Americas
CULTURES
Mimbres or Ancestral Pueblo
MEDIUM
Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment
DATES
1100–1000 B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS
4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
03.325.4531
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved stone figurine with a slit mouth, closed eyes, and pronounced nose. The arms are held in front with hands clasped and the legs are bent in front of body and end in feet. Residue of red and yellow ocher and black pigment. There is also evidence of scraping on the figure's surface suggesting ceremonial renewal practice.
See also 03.325.4527- 34. These figures were all found together inside a painted pot. They were purchased from the German trader, Cronmeyer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Mimbres. Standing Figure, 1100–1000 B.C.E. Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment, 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4531. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4527_03.325.4528_03.325.4529_03.325.4530_03.325.4531_SL3.jpg)
IMAGE
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