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Woman with Baby on Her Lap500 BCE–300 CE

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Unglazed terra-cotta sculpture of a seated female figure with crossed legs, cradling and nursing an infant, mounted on a dark rectangular base
Terracotta ceramic figure of a seated woman wearing a beaded necklace and headband, cradling a smaller figure in her lap, with hand-modeled surface and reddish-brown clay, mounted on a dark rectangular base.
Title
Woman with Baby on Her Lap
Culture
Chupícuaro
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
500 BCE–300 CE
Period
Late Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.6 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm) Height on stand: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.13
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas