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Kneeling woman

Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
Kneeling woman
 Late Formative 300 BCE-300 CE

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
46.9 × 34.6 × 29.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of J. Gadsden Australia Limited, Fellow, 1982
Hasselblad H4D

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC1-1982

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Monumental female, left hand to head, open mouth, outlined eyes and lips and large articulated hands.

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