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Seated Female1400–950 BCE

Not on view
Small Pre-Columbian ceramic seated figure with oversized head, conical crown open at the top, loop ear ornaments, and stubby outstretched arms, in terra cotta with traces of red and blue pigment

Unknown, Seated Female, 1400–950 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Seated Female
Culture
Tlatilco
Place Made
Mexico, Tlatico
Date Made
1400–950 BCE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 in. (23.5 x 13.34 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas

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