AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1979.206.1123
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This stolid figure seated on a bench is reported to be from highland Chiapas and has antecedents in earlier stone sculpture of the Olmec Gulf Coast, where monumentally scaled "altars" or thrones are thought to have served as the literal seats of power for the reigning lords. Bench figures such as this smaller greenstone variety are rare . Curiously, they often lack a foot, one leg being broken below the knee, which is a conjecturally meaningful feature. How this bench figure functioned is unclear in view of the paired drill holes on the figure's shoulders and on the sides of the bench. The holes suggest that it might have been used, or perhaps reused, in conjunction with something else. It may have been a costume element or perhaps a pendant.
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Epi-Olmec
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Epi-Olmec
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Title:
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Bench Figure
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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5th?2nd century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Materials and Techniques:
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Greenstone
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Creation Place:
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Mexico
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Dimensions:
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H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1979.206.1123
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Credit Line:
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1963
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.1123.tif
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