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Female effigy with water jar
Nayarit
Late Preclassic to Early Classic periods
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Nayarit, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of red and white slip
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 5.2 x 2.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.763
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionStanding female figure holding a small water jar on her left shoulder. Body adornment includes circular earflares and a simple headband. Traces of red slip throughout.
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)