Female Figure

500 BCE–250 CE

Not on view

This figure, made in the unusual Xochipala style, depicts a female seated with her legs crossed modeled in grey-colored clay. A full garment with horizontal stripes worked as evenly spaced grooves and a border indicated by fine incisions is draped around her body covering her shoulders and legs below her knees leaving her bare, full breasts and stomach visible. She raise one hand as if in mid-gesture. Her naturalistically rendered facial features with open eyes, large nose and thin closed lips show a serious expression. She has a full head of short hair indicated by striations parted in the center.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Female Figure
Date: 500 BCE–250 CE
Geography: Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region
Culture: Xochipala
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: L. 5 1/2 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 5 1/2 in. (14 x 9.8x 14 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014
Object Number: 2014.244.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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