Standing Small Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureOlmec
OriginLas Bocas, Puebla, Mexico
PeriodEarly Formative Period (1200-600 BCE)
Date1200-900 BCE
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red pigment, white pigments, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 11.5 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 x 1 in.)
DescriptionLas Bocas style small solid figure, Middle Formative period, with arms held close to the sides, fists clenched, parted lips, incised eyes and long ears. Painted cream with areas of red pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.14
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
550-850
Object number: G83.1.124a-b
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2