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Seated figure with legs splayed in front; arms bent at elbows; no hands or feet; broad torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; large head and nose with ornamentation at nostrils; tall coiffure with incised lines for hair.
Female Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female Figure

Maker West Mexican Artist
Date200-1 BCE
Place of originMexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensions8 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 in. (21.3 x 13.7 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.96
Collections
Visual DescriptionSeated figure with legs splayed in front; arms bent at elbows; no hands or feet; broad torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; large head and nose with ornamentation at nostrils; tall coiffure with incised lines for hair.
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Female Figure
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undated
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Female Figure
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Male Figure
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