'Baby-face' Figure
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureOlmec
OriginLas Bocas, Puebla, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date1100-800 BCE
MediumEarthenware, white slip, ochre pigment, black pigments, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
DescriptionHollow figure of a seated baby, Formative period, with hands held on thighs of the wide spread outward turned legs. The head is thrust slightly forward, open mouth, incised teeth, and recessed eyes and pupils. The domed head has geometric incisions. The body is painted in buff with remaining orange pigment, and the face is white and the hair in red and black.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.9
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.128
