Figurine
63-18-1
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America) | Gulf Coast
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 63-18-1 |
Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Olmec |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Gulf Coast |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | ca. 400 BCE |
Section | American |
Materials | Jadeite (uncertain) |
Iconography | Human |
Description | Dark green with light green splotches; polished; large elongated head with holes in nostrils and ear lobes; nude; figure standing with legs apart and arms bent up. |
Height | 14.7 cm |
Width | 7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Teochita Inc., 1963 |
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