Artist:                     Painted Seated Clay Figure, Nayarit

Title:                       Seated Subject

Date:                       700 B.C. – 400 B.C.

Region:                  Peruvian: is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peruvian territory was home to the Norte Chico civilization, one of the oldest in the world, and to the Inca Empire, the largest state in Pre-Columbian America. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and established Viceroyalty, which included most of its South American colonies.

 Medium:               Clay, Peruvian Cuna Vessel

Materials:              Clay and natural colors

Markings:              Painted

Dimensions:          13-3/4"

Framed:                  No

Inventory No:       NAPT.1999.000012

Provenance:          Neal Prince Trust u/a/d 10.18.1999

Mr. Neal Prince

Mr. Neal A. Prince and Mr. Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.¹

Provenance:          Source documentation for the Fine Arts Appraisal for Herbert W. Hemphill, Jr., May 12, 1964, Page 4/13

Footnote:               Provenance is fully noted within Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. (a/k/a Burt) insurance policy executed by Neal A. Prince in 1964 and is filed with the Smithsonian Institute American Archives in Box 6, in Folders 13-18.