Bench Figure

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1979.206.1123

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MMA_.1979.206.1123

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Description:

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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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.

Description

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Creator Nationality:

North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Epi-Olmec

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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Epi-Olmec

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Epi-Olmec

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Epi-Olmec

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bench Figure

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Bench Figure

Title

false

View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

5th?2nd century B.C.

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5th?2nd century B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

0

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0

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

0

oce

0

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Greenstone

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Greenstone

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Mexico

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Mexico

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

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H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1979.206.1123

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1979.206.1123

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1963

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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1963

Credit Line

false

Copyright:

ors

Copyright

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

orl

<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

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Bench Figure