Xochipala Style Female Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureOlmec, Xochipala Style
OriginXochipala, Guerrero, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date1500-1200 BCE
MediumRed earthenware, calcareous incrustations, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 5.9 x 4.4 cm (6 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
DescriptionXochilapa style female figure, Formative period, with bent arms held near her waist. Female figure has deeply incised eyes and mouth, striated centrally-parted coiffure with projecting bow, as well as various decorations worn on her body. The pigment on the figure remains.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.7
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-700 CE
Object number: G83.1.89
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
