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Female Figure450–600 CE

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Ceramic seated figure with cream and russet-red painted geometric decoration, open mouth, and wide headdress with a black curved element
Ceramic figural vessel depicting a standing human figure with painted red and cream geometric and stepped patterns on garments, wearing a headdress with a black element, modeled facial features, and a bead necklace.
Title
Female Figure
Culture
Veracruz
Place Made
Mexico, Veracruz, El Faisán
Date Made
450–600 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
LE Inventory: 11 × 6 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (27.94 × 15.88 × 8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.86.311.45
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.

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