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Female Figurine
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About this work
This delicately beautiful figurine portrays an adolescent girl wearing only boots, a belt, jewelry, and cinnabar paint. The sensitive modeling of the face and body is enhanced by the meticulous detailing of applied elements such as the coiffure and belt.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFemale Figurine, c. 1500–500 BCE. Mexico, Guerrero, Xalitla, Xochipala style. Earthenware with pigment; overall: 9.8 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.203
