Human Figurine

48-5-1

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America) | Tlatilco

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 48-5-1
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Archaic
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Tlatilco
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1500 BCE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Modelled clay. Slender body, swollen thighs, gouged eyes, appliqued headdress, necklace and hair-rolls (?), red paint on headdress and ears.

Height 10.2 cm
Credit Line Durango Expedition II, J. Alden Mason, 1948

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