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Xochipala Style Female Figure

OriginXochipala, Guerrero, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date1500-1200 BCE
MediumRed earthenware, ochre pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 10.1 x 4.8 cm (11 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)
DescriptionXochilapa style standing female figure from Guerrero, Formative period, with arms held close to her sides. Female figure has large recessed lozenge eyes and mouth. The figure is wearing a headdress with geometric incising and a flattened forehead pellet, as well as a collar and waist-band.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.6
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
Xochipala Style Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1500-1200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.7
Seated Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.58
'Baby-face' Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.9
Emaciated Male and Female Seated Figures
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Two Figures; A Dancer and a Drummer
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.4
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Standing Female Figure
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.1201
Zacatecas Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.17
Female Effigy Figure Holding a Small Figure
500 BCE-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.212
Figural Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.26
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.2