Figural of a mother and child
Artist
Jalisco artist(s)
CultureJalisco
OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware with slip
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
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Chupícuaro artist(s)
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
Artist / Maker: Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.55
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.69
Artist / Maker: Bahía artist(s)
500 BCE-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.212
