The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of July 10, 2025
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.)
Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls 1962.250
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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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.250