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Seated Female Figure Holding a Baby in a Cradleboard1200–900 BCE

Not on view
Small terracotta sculpture of a seated nude figure with simplified facial features cradling an infant, unglazed earthenware with warm tan and rusty orange tones
Title
Seated Female Figure Holding a Baby in a Cradleboard
Culture
Tlatilco
Date Made
1200–900 BCE
Period
Early Pre-Classic Period
Medium
Ceramic with yellow and red pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (6.7 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm) Height on stand: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.45.85
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas