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Couple on a Swing
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Couple on a Swing

Artist/Maker (Veracruz, Mexico)
Dateca. 100 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and bitumen
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (9.2 x 11.1 x 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number86.0185
    DescriptionThe concept of movement in sculpture was first introduced by the Olmec and was continued in the later Protoclassic and Early Classic Periods of Veracruz sculpture. Solid, hand-modelled figures were made in a manner much like the gingerbread figures of West Mexico in a process called pastillaje. The crude bodies were dressed and adorned by pressing smaller pieces of clay to a dampened surface. Additional details were added by incising, pinching and the application of bitumen.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fertility Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fertility Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fertility Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 450-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Fertility Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Remojadas
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Agricultural Deity or Priest Figure
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 1200-1400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure
    Luba people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure
    Jalisco
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Xipe Totec
    ca. 450-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Diquis
    ca. 800-1550
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