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Collections

Baby Figure1200–800 BCE

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a seated infant figure with pale tan surface, dark-painted hands, feet, and crown, open mouth, and visible cracks across the torso
Ceramic figure of a seated nude child with legs extended forward, head tilted upward and mouth open. Buff-colored earthenware with dark painted hair, feet, and hands; visible surface cracks throughout the body.
Ceramic figure of a seated nude male with cream-colored slip, open mouth, and black-painted hair and feet; visible surface cracks throughout the rounded, naturalistically modeled form.
Ceramic seated figure photographed from behind, with tan earthenware body showing dark gray painted areas on the back and crown of the head, visible surface cracks, and two small perforations at the lower back; arms akimbo at the sides.
Title
Baby Figure
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico, Puebla, Las Bocas, Olmec style
Date Made
1200–800 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. (34.9 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg
Accession Number
M.2016.179.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas