Female figure with necklace
Female figure with necklace

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Female figure with necklace,

600 BCE–1 CE

Chupícuaro
Late Formative Period
2016-1305

Information

Title
Female figure with necklace
Dates

600 BCE–1 CE

Medium
Tanware with red pigment
Dimensions
h. 10.5 cm., w. 4.5 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1305
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guanajuato

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

Acquired by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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