Standing Warrior Figure
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Veracruz
MEDIUM
Ceramic, pigment from plant saps, resins, crushed plants, asphalt, and black soot
DATES
ca. 200â500 C.E.
DIMENSIONS
21 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (54.6 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
2010.23.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Coltrera Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Standing, Remojadas-style, male figure, probably representing a warrior, with hands clasping what looks like a cup in front of his body. The figure's upper arms are adorned with spheres of clay that may represent scarification or another type of body adornment. He wears an elaborate headdress with chinstrap, hollow ear spools, a nose bar, wide necklace, arm bands, loincloth, and sandals. His face and body are covered with black pigment, which is a complex mixture of plant saps, resins, crushed plants, asphalt, and black soot (carbon), frequently used by Veracruz artists to embellish their sculptures.
Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Veracruz. Standing Warrior Figure, ca. 200â500 C.E. Ceramic, pigment from plant saps, resins, crushed plants, asphalt, and black soot, 21 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (54.6 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Coltrera Collection, 2010.23.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.23.3.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2010.23.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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