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Seated figure with right knee to right breast and left leg folded beneath body; hunched back with raised backbone; left hand on stomach; right hand holding large bowl to right shoulder; ornamentation at nose, ears, mouth, and left shoulder; large head with incised lines for hair; small pointed knobs for breasts at sides of chest.
Female Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female Figure

Artist West Mexican Artist
Date1-300
Place of originMexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensions10 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (25.7 x 20 x 14.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.100
Collections
Visual DescriptionSeated figure with right knee to right breast and left leg folded beneath body; hunched back with raised backbone; left hand on stomach; right hand holding large bowl to right shoulder; ornamentation at nose, ears, mouth, and left shoulder; large head with incised lines for hair; small pointed knobs for breasts at sides of chest.
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