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Female effigy head
Tlatilco
Preclassic period
1200–500 B.C.
Object Place: Federal District, México, Valley of México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (1 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.806
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionHead from a standing female figurine of the Tlatilco D-4 type whose diagnostic features include stubby arms and legs, narrow slanting eyes and long neck.
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)