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Figure of a Mother Nursing a Child

CultureJalisco
OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red pigment, brown pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 36 x 27.9 cm (14 3/16 x 11 in.)
DescriptionJalisco seated figure of a mother nursing child, Late Formative period, and is painted in cream with areas of red and black.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.55
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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