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Feb 22, 2011
Feb 22, 2011
Female Figurine
Female Figurine
c. 1200–900 BC
Earthenware with pigment
Overall: 10.9 x 4.1 cm (4 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.144
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Description
This ceramic figurine—in the style of Tlatilco, an early village site near Mexico City—depicts a nude female with an elaborate coiffure, attenuated arms, and the traces of mineral pigment. Since many figurines from the period depict females, modern interpreters usually connect them to fertility concerns. At Tlatilco, figurines were found in human burials that had been placed under the floors of homes.
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