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Collections

Woman with Baby on Her Lap500 BCE–300 CE

Not on view
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.

Unknown, Seated Female Figure with Baby in Her Lap, 300 BCE–300 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

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