Female figurine
Female figurine

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Female figurine,

600 BCE–1 CE

Chupícuaro
Late Formative Period
2016-1028

Information

Title
Female figurine
Dates

600 BCE–1 CE

Medium
Ceramic with red and white pigment
Dimensions
14.4 × 7 × 4 cm (5 11/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1028
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guanajuato or Michoacán

Period
Late Preclassic
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
pigment, tan ware
Subject
figures (representations)

Possibly by 1966, Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 2016, bequest of Gillett G. Griffin to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] A museum loan report dated June 29, 1966, describes object L.1966.182 as a “Terracotta female figure wearing large earrings; Michoacán, Archaic.” Among Gillett G. Griffin’s Chupícuaro figurines, this best describes the above object.

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