New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Standing Armed Guardian

Artist Unknown

CultureMexican | Pre-Columbian

Date100 BC-200 AD

MediumTerracotta

DimensionsOverall: 19 x 7 in. (48.3 x 17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Edwin Pearlman in Memory of Mrs. Dora Pearlman

Object number80.182.1

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DescriptionStanding armed guardian figure. Monumental figure in barrel armor and horned helmet; holding spear with head and ferrules; parted lips; faces left.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "New Acquisitions" at the Chrysler Museum, December 1980-January 1981. Published ReferencesIllustrated in the Chrysler Museum Newsletter, 12/1980.