Figurine

63-18-1

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America) | Gulf Coast

Curatorial Section: American

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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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