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Warrior effigy
Nayarit
Late Formative to Early Classic periods
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Nayarit, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: cream and black on red slip paint
Dimensions
13.3 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number1974.594
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionWarrior figure holding long baton-like object, perhaps a mace. Figure wears a biconical hat or helmet, and a double strand of beads around his neck is indicated by cream slip painting. Encircling his upper torso is a flange of clay that may represent rope binding.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Massachusetts, by 1974; to MFA, December 1974, anonymous gift.