Standing Female Figurine
1200–400 BC
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Standing Female Figurine, 1200–400 BC. Mesoamerica, Tlatilco. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1952.455 This figurine represents the best-known type found in graves at Tlatilco, an early farming village on the outskirts of Mexico City. The type is known as the “pretty lady” after its representatives’ sweet faces, fancy hairstyles, pinched waists, and flaring hips and thighs. This figurine represents the best-known type found in graves at Tlatilco, an early farming village.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Ceramic, pigment
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1952.455
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Wise
- Exhibitions
- Stories From Storage, Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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