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Miniature female figure; standing with hands on chest; arms bent in two outward curves; incised lines on hands & feet; ornamentation & painted design; large head & tall coiffure with incised lines.
Female Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female Figure

Artist Mexican Artist
Date300-100 BCE
Place of originMichoacan, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensions3 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. (9.2 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.111
Collections
Visual DescriptionMiniature female figure; standing with hands on chest; arms bent in two outward curves; incised lines on hands & feet; ornamentation & painted design; large head & tall coiffure with incised lines.
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