Standing Male Figure
AD 700-1520
Culture
Central Region | Huetar
Locale
Linea Vieja
Country
Costa Rica
Object
statue
Medium
Fashioned from altered andesite.
Accession Number
1995.398
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Standing Male Figure. AD 700-1520. Fashioned from altered andesite.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.398.
Dimensions
height: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; width: 7 1/8 in, 18.0975 cm; depth: 3 3/8 in, 8.5725 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1968 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
Exhibition History
- "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.
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