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'Baby-face' Figure

CultureOlmec
OriginLas Bocas, Puebla, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date1100-800 BCE
MediumEarthenware, white slip, ochre pigment, black pigments, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
DescriptionHollow figure of a seated baby, Formative period, with hands held on thighs of the wide spread outward turned legs. The head is thrust slightly forward, open mouth, incised teeth, and recessed eyes and pupils. The domed head has geometric incisions. The body is painted in buff with remaining orange pigment, and the face is white and the hair in red and black.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.9
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.10
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1100-800 BCE
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Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
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Small Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.15
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
800-1100
Object number: G83.1.150
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-500
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Standing Small Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-900 BCE
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500 BCE - 1 CE
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