Figurine of a baby
Figurine of a baby

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East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Figurine of a baby,

500–200 BCE

Zapotec
Late Formative Period (Monte Albán phase I)
y1967-138

Information

Title
Figurine of a baby
Dates

500–200 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 5.0 cm., w. 2.6 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (1 15/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Kelleher
Object Number
y1967-138
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valleys

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Late Preclassic, Monte Albán
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
infants, figures (representations)

Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Kelleher; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1967.

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