Figurine
| Object Number: | 66-30-21 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Jalisco |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Period: | Early Classical |
| Date Made: | 200-400 CE |
| Early Date: | 200 |
| Late Date: | 400 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Iconography: | Woman |
| Height: | 15.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width: | 10.3 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Outside Diameter: | 6.4 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
| Other Number: | TECO 159A - Dealer's Number |
Description
White slip with red paint. Female, small box-like headdress with thin red appliqued cords across it and extending down back, and side of head. Very prominent nose. Pointed chin hald red. Coffee-bean eyes. Small discs appliqued onshoulder, 3 on one, 4 on other. Stumps for arms with protruding breasts and nipples. Pronounced stomach (pregnant?) and belly-button. Sex organs (?) indicated in red paint. 2 spirals painted in red on each leg. Figure flat in back with protruding buttocks.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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