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Standing Female Figure with Large Ear Disks Holding a Child300 BCE–300 CE

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Small ceramic figurine of a standing nude figure with large flanking head ornaments, holding a smaller figure, mounted on a dark rectangular base
Ceramic figurine of a standing female form holding a smaller figure in her arms, with stylized facial features and modeled details in unglazed buff-colored clay, mounted on a dark metal display base.
Small terracotta figurine of a standing female figure with one leg raised and arms extended upward, cream-colored with brown weathering deposits, mounted on a dark square base with a metal support rod.
Title
Standing Female Figure with Large Ear Disks Holding a Child
Culture
Michoacan
Date Made
300 BCE–300 CE
Period
Late Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Buffware ceramic with cream slip
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 x 1 3/4 in. (10.8 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm) Height on stand: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.25
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas