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Standing female figure

Nayarit, West Mexico
Standing female figure
 Late Formative 300 BCE-300 CE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
64.8 × 24.8 × 19.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd, Fellow, 1982
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Nayarit, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC9-1982

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Monumental female, incised headdress, thin curved arms and sturdy almost swollen legs as in male.

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