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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Female Figure
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Female Figure

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 1500-300 BCE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number89.0016
    DescriptionXochipala figurines were included in graves as companions for the dead. The tiny figurines have been modelled with careful attention to detail and the resulting delicate features are far more realistic than later figurine types which more resemble caricatures. To add to the realism, the tiny bodies have been smudged with a pale orange pigment.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 1500-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 1500-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mezcala
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jalisco
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1-700