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Collections

Ladle with Female Figure on Handle1200–800 BCE

Not on view
Ceramic ladle with a wide oval bowl and long handle terminating in a small sculpted human or animal figure, in mottled tan and reddish-brown tones
Title
Ladle with Female Figure on Handle
Culture
Tlatilco
Place Made
Mexico, Central Mexico
Date Made
1200–800 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 3/10 in. (16.002 cm); 11 x 5 1/2 in. (27.94 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.398
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas