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Standing Female Figure with Turned Head and One Hand on Back of Head1200–900 BCE

Not on view
Small terracotta ceramic figure of a seated nude form with both hands raised to the face, mounted on a charcoal-gray rectangular base

Unknown, Standing Female Figure with Turned Head and One Hand on Back of Head, 1200–900 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Standing Female Figure with Turned Head and One Hand on Back of Head
Culture
Tlatilco
Date Made
1200–900 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Orange or redware ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. (8.9 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm) Height on stand: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Packed tote 6: 6 x 18 x 23
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.46
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas