Seated Female Figure Holding a Jar
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureJalisco
OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 21.6 x 17.1 x 14.6 cm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in., 14.6 cm)
DescriptionJalisco seated female figure, Late Formative period, with her left arm raised and holding a large watering vessel strapped at the back of the head. The figure is painted in ochre and reddish-brown with areas of black geometric decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.62
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.59
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2