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Standing Female Figure with Large Nose and Outstretched Arms1200–900 BCE

Not on view
Ceramic standing figure with a tall stacked headdress, nude form, arms slightly extended, in sandy rose-tan clay with a rough surface texture
Ceramic standing figure with buff and reddish earthenware surface, arms extended outward, wearing a tall structured headdress with horizontal ridges, facial features modeled in low relief, mounted on a modern black display base.

Unknown, Standing Female Figure with Large Nose and Outstretched Arms, 1200–900 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Standing Female Figure with Large Nose and Outstretched Arms
Culture
Tlatilco
Date Made
1200–900 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Buffware ceramic with traces of red
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 x 1 in. (15.6 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Height on stand: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.64
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas