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.
Effigy Vessel
Effigy Vessel
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with red pigment
Object number: 2001.1.19
Female Figure
Female Figure
Date: c. 1200-500 BCE
Medium: Ceramic with burnished slip
Object number: 2001.1.2
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Standing Figure
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic; clay
Object number: 2001.1.7
Cylinder Vessel
Cylinder Vessel
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with incised design
Object number: 2001.1.10
Bowl
Bowl
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Red clay ceramic with polychrome slip and paint
Object number: 2001.1.6
Effigy Bowl
Effigy Bowl
Date: c. 300-500 CE
Medium: Ceramic with red paint
Object number: 2001.1.34
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Effigy Vessel Fragment
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.31a-b
Tripod Bowl
Tripod Bowl
Date: c. 250-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with red and black paint
Object number: 2001.1.37
Tripod Dish
Tripod Dish
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Polychrome ceramic with red and black paint
Object number: 2001.1.27
Pedestal Vessel
Pedestal Vessel
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Burnished brown clay and red paint
Object number: 2001.1.15
Standing Figure
Standing Figure
Date: c. 100 BCE - 250 CE
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.43
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Effigy Vessel
Date: c. 1300-1550 CE
Medium: Blackware ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.40