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Seated Female Figurine
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Female Figurine, 600 BCE–250 CE. Mesoamerica, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro. Ceramic, pigments; overall: 7.6 x 3 cm (3 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1951.104
