Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureJalisco
OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
DescriptionJalisco seated mother and child figure, Late Formative period, with crossed legs, holding small boy on her lap. Slightly parted lips, ridged eyes, centrally-parted smooth coiffure, and wearing skirt. The figure is painted in deep reddish-orange with areas of buff and ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.60
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.55
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-900
Object number: G83.1.69