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Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Figural Group of a Mother and Child

Figural Group of a Mother and Child

Artist
CultureJalisco
OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
DescriptionJalisco seated mother and child figure, Late Formative period, with crossed legs, holding small boy on her lap. Slightly parted lips, ridged eyes, centrally-parted smooth coiffure, and wearing skirt. The figure is painted in deep reddish-orange with areas of buff and ochre.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.60
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Collections
Status
On view
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.61
Figure of a Mother Nursing a Child
Figure of a Mother Nursing a Child
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.55
'Baby-face' Figure
'Baby-face' Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.10
Pair of Standing Female Figures
Pair of Standing Female Figures
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.46
Standing Small Figure
Standing Small Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-900 BCE
Object number: G83.1.14
Photographer: Melissa Shimmerman
Figure of dancer with 'pastillaje' headdress
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-900
Object number: G83.1.69
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
800-1100
Object number: G83.1.150
Seated Female Figure
Seated Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.58
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Xochipala Style Female Figure
Xochipala Style Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1500-1200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.7
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