The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Standing Female Figurine

Standing Female Figurine

1200–400 BCE
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This figurine represents the best-known type found in graves at Tlatilco, an early farming village.

Description

This figurine represents the best-known type found in graves at Tlatilco, an early farming village on the outskirts of Mexico City. The type is known as the “pretty lady” after its representatives’ sweet faces, fancy hairstyles, pinched waists, and flaring hips and thighs.
  • Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 13, 2022).
    Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.455