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Figure of a Seated Chieftain, Colima, 100 BCE–250 CE
Colima

Figure of a Seated Chieftain

100 BCE–250 CE · Sculpture

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Where is “Figure of a Seated Chieftain” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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1997.363

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SculptureTerracotta and ceramicsBefore 1400ColimaMesoamericanPre-ColumbianAmericasWest mexicoArts of the AmericasColima state

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