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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
NOT ON VIEW
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.
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.