Standing Female Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureMorelos or Tlatilco
OriginMorelos, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date1100-800 BCE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 40.6 x 16.5 x 6.3 cm (16 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
DescriptionTlatilco standing female figure, Formative period, with rounded thighs, diminutive arms stretched to the sides, large head with slightly sunken mouth and eyes, pierced pupils, domed and incised coiffure, and painted overall in reddish-brown.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.4
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60