Tomb Figure

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Tomb Figure
Tomb Figure
Datec. 100 BCE - 300 CE
MediumCeramic with red paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. × 3 in. × 2 1/2 in. (17.1 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.44
Not on view
DescriptionRed human figure, likely a man, with stylized shortened arms and legs and wearing a headress and bands around upper arms. Hollow with circular opening on top of the figure's head. Possibly from a tomb context.
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Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - Present (no cat.).
Provenance 2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levin.
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