The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Standing Female Figurine

Standing Female Figurine

1200–400 BCE
Overall: 9 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 in.)
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.
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
    Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.250