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Standing Female Figurine
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About this work
This figurine represents the best-known type found in graves at Tlatilco, an early farming village on the outskirts of Mexico City. The type is known as the “pretty lady” after its representatives’ sweet faces, fancy hairstyles, pinched waists, and flaring hips and thighs.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStanding Female Figurine, 1200–400 BCE. Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1952.455
