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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.
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