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Dancer and Dog1400–1100 BCE

Not on view
Small terracotta seated figure with crossed arms, pleated skirt, and wide flat headdress, mounted on a black base
Ceramic figurine in profile view, a seated human figure with a flat headdress, crossed arms holding a small object, and a ribbed skirt or wrap around the lower body; earthenware with traces of red pigment, mounted on a modern display stand.

Unknown, Seated Female Figure Wearing a Skirt and Holding a Dog across Her Chest, 1200–900 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Dancer and Dog
Culture
Tlatilco
Place Made
Mexico, Valley of Mexico
Date Made
1400–1100 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Earthenware with postfire pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. (7.6 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm) Height on stand: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.70
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas