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Female effigy
Chupícuaro
Late Preclassic Period
300–100 B.C.
Object Place: Guanajuato, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with traces of red and white slip
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 4 cm (3 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.758
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionHand-modeled standing nude female figure wearing a double-strand necklace with central circular diadem and circular earflares. Red pigment survives on her hair, necklace and torso. Traces of white slip on her eyes and earflares.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)