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Female Figure
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About this work
This figure, which may once have worn small garments, might be a tomb offering. Her tapered head reflects the practice of cranial shaping, which may identify her social group and serve as a mark of beauty. Her fleshy hips likely refer to human and plant fertility, since food is the source of such bodily wealth. Her identity is unknown.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFemale Figure, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 28.6 x 13.4 x 10.3 cm (11 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.184
