On view
Art of the Ancient Americas
Standing female figure,
335 BCE–1550 CE
Jama-Coaque
Regional Development Period or Integration Period
2002-343
Small ceramic objects with engraved designs have been found from Ecuador to Mexico. Whether flat or cylindrical, these objects were likely used as stamps to print designs on ephemeral surfaces, such as paper or textiles, or on the human body. The artist who created the female figure displayed here included geometric designs in relief on the arms. Though the designs may depict jewelry, it is also possible the artist used relief to allude to a stamp that was used to apply the designs to the figure’s body—a stamp such as the one displayed here.
Information
Title
Standing female figure
Dates
335 BCE–1550 CE
Medium
Ceramic with traces of slip-paint and blue pigment
Dimensions
46.5 × 25.8 × 12.8 cm (18 5/16 × 10 3/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2002-343
Place Made
South America, Ecuador, Northern Manabí
Subject
By 2000, Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 2002, sold to the Princeton University Art Museum.
Notes:
[1] Griffin lent the work to the Museum in 2000 (L.2000.90).
