Tlapacoya-type Female Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureOlmec
OriginTlapacoya, Valley of Mexico, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date800 BCE-200 CE
MediumEarthenware, ochre pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 17.7 x 17 cm (6 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
DescriptionTlapacoya-type female figure, Middle Formative period, holding left hand to her swollen abdomen, and with incised hair and facial features. Polish greyware with traces of red pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.8
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.128
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.25.1 -2
