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Female Figure and Child200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small hand-built ceramic figurine of a kneeling human form with a long beak-like face and tall headdress, cradling a smaller figure, in ochre and terra cotta clay

Unknown, Female Figure and Child, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Female Figure and Child
Place Made
Mexico, Jalisco
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (13.97 x 8.89 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.77
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.