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Tlapacoya-type Female Figure

CultureOlmec
OriginTlapacoya, Valley of Mexico, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date800 BCE-200 CE
MediumEarthenware, ochre pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 17.7 x 17 cm (6 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
DescriptionTlapacoya-type female figure, Middle Formative period, holding left hand to her swollen abdomen, and with incised hair and facial features. Polish greyware with traces of red pigment.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.8
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.24
Tlapacoya Hollow 'Baby' Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.11
Zacatecas Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.17
Large Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.41
'Baby-face' Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.9
Whistle and Rattle Modelled as a Seated Female
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.128
Mold-made Figural Whistle
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.123
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.22
Xochipala Style Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1500-1200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.6
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500 BCE - 1 CE
Object number: G83.1.87
Pair of Standing Female Figures
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.4