2008.637 | Association of Art Museum Directors

Object Title

Seated figure

Measurements

H. 5 7/8 x W.3 ¼ x D. 3 3/8 in. (14.9 x 8.3 x 8.6 cm)

Creation Date

12th-9th century B.C.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker, 2008

Museum Name

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Culture

Olmec

Country of Origin

Mexico

Object Type

Sculptures

Materials / Techniques

Ceramic

Object URL

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/seated_figure/objectview.aspx?collID=5&OID=50014739

Provenance Information

Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, before 1972; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker, New York, 1972-2008.

Exhibition Information

None.

Publication Information

Berjonneau, Gerald, Emile Deletaille and Jean-Louis Sonnery, Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica: Mexico-Guatemala-Honduras, Editions Arts, 135, Boulogne, France, 1985, page 56, fig. 55.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This work has provenance established to at least 1972. It was published in 1985. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns only one smaller three-dimensional ceramic figure of a comparable type.