Figure

Date500 BC-100 AD

Place Made DisplayGuerrero Mexico

MediumGreenstone

DimensionsHeight: 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm);
Width: 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)

CultureMezcala (Mexico)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Dr. Sidney Tamarin, Class of 1930, Trust

Terms

México
Sculpture
Greenstone
Women
Pregnancy
Mezcala

Object number2000.060

Label CopyThis carved Mezcala greenstone figure stands with arms bent at the elbows and held in front of the rounded abdomen. The legs are separated, and the head is well set-off from the body by a narrow neck. The facial features are sharply geometric, with prominent eyebrows and lines at the side of the face indicating a hairstyle or stylized ears. The eyes and mouth are only roughly indicated by pecked areas. The figure may represent a pregnant female since there is a slit for (female) genitalia just below the rounded belly.

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