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Standing female figure, frontal, small arms attached to body, hands at sides of abdomen. Thick, stubby legs; flattened, heart-shaped head, tapering back from forehead; protruding nose with ring; slit eyes and mouth.
Standing female figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Standing female figure

Artist Mexican Artist
Date500 - 200 B.C.
Place of originNayarit, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic and pigment
Dimensions8 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. (22.2 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-99
Collections
Visual DescriptionStanding female figure, frontal, small arms attached to body, hands at sides of abdomen. Thick, stubby legs; flattened, heart-shaped head, tapering back from forehead; protruding nose with ring; slit eyes and mouth.
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