Figurine fragment

ca. 900 - ca. 1521 CE
Unknown Artist (Toltec?)

Object Type	Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection
Dimensions	4 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. (10.16 x 12.7 x 3.81 cm)
Medium	Earthenware
Credit Line	Bates College Museum of Art, Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection, gift of the Marsden Hartley Estate, 1951.2.100
Accession Number	1951.2.100

See 1951.1.111a for a similar figurine. A stylistically similar figurine was found at Jonuta, Tabasco near the Usumacinta River (Álvarez, Carlos, and L. Casasola, 1985, Las Figurillas de Jonuta, Tabasco, Editorial Libros de México, México, D.F., lámina 29b). The site is located on a major trade route from Pre-Classic through Post-Classic times, and ceramics imported from both Central Mexico and the Gulf Coast region are found at the site. However, given that Hartley lived and traveled in Central Mexico, it is likely the piece was found/acquired in this region.