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Standing Female Figure Holding a Dog300 BCE–300 CE

Not on view
Terracotta ceramic sculpture of a standing human figure with an elaborate molded headdress, holding a smaller figure against its chest, mounted on a dark rectangular base

Unknown, Standing Female Figure Holding a Dog, 300 BCE–300 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Standing Female Figure Holding a Dog
Culture
Michoacan
Date Made
300 BCE–300 CE
Period
Late Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Buffware ceramic with cream slip
Dimensions
Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (14.9 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.27
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas