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Pregnant Female Figure200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Small terracotta figurine of a standing female form with simplified facial features, bent arms, and a ridged headdress, unglazed with a rough, pitted surface

Unknown, Pregnant Female Figure, 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
Pregnant Female Figure
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Unslipped buff ceramic
Dimensions
5 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.35 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.140
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.