Seated Female Figurine, 600 BCE–250 CE

Seated Female Figurine

600 BCE–250 CE · Ceramic

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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In this state since
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The museum

About the sculpture

Clay figurines, mainly nude females, were the most common art form of early villages throughout Mesoamerica. The meanings of these sweet, small, intimate works are not known, but they are found both in human burials and in household rubbish, suggesting varied uses.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

Accession number
1951.104

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