Pair of figurines
300 BC-AD 300
Object PlaceVeracruz, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with bitumen paint
DimensionsOverall: 29 x 9 x 6 cm (11 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.) lighter in color
Overall: 27.3 x 9 x 4 cm (10 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.) more red in color
Overall: 27.3 x 9 x 4 cm (10 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.) more red in color
Credit LineGift of Marla S. and Bertram Perkel
Accession number2014.542.1-2
On View
On viewClassificationsFigurines
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1955 and 1970, acquired by Jules Berman (b. 1910 - d. 1998), Los Angeles [see note 1]; December 12, 1974, Berman collection sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 322, to Bertram and Marla Perkel, North Truro, MA; 2014, gift of Bertram and Marla Perkel to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 23, 2014)
NOTES:
[1] This object formed part of Jules Berman’s “Kahlua Collection.” Berman began collecting Pre-Columbian art in 1955; his collection was used throughout the 1960s in print ads for Kahlúa. In 1970, he left the Kahlúa organization and took his collection with him.
NOTES:
[1] This object formed part of Jules Berman’s “Kahlua Collection.” Berman began collecting Pre-Columbian art in 1955; his collection was used throughout the 1960s in print ads for Kahlúa. In 1970, he left the Kahlúa organization and took his collection with him.
A.D. 400–700
100 B.C.–A.D. 200
AD 600–750
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
600–400 B.C.
AD 600–750
1200–700 B.C.
200 B.C.–A.D. 300
600–200 B.C.
600–300 B.C.
300–100 B.C.
A.D. 900–1200