Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Hollow seated woman holding a bowl,

200 BCE–200 CE

Ameca-Etzatlán
Late Formative Period
2016-1378

Information

Title
Hollow seated woman holding a bowl
Dates

200 BCE–200 CE

Medium
Earthenware with polychrome slip
Dimensions
26 × 17.6 × 10.9 cm (10 1/4 × 6 15/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1378
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Jalisco, West Mexico

Culture
Jalisco
Period
Late Preclassic
Type
ceramics, figurines
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
figures (representations), bowls (vessels), women

[Antiques of the Americas, Keith Finello]; purchased on June 5, 1987, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum in 2006. [1] According to dated invoice.

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