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Seated Female Figure

A work made of ceramic and pigment with cinnabar.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of ceramic and pigment with cinnabar.

Date:

800–400 BCE

Artist:

Olmec
Gulf Coast, Mexico

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Olmec

Title

Seated Female Figure

Place

Mexico (Object made in)

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800 BCE–400 BCE

Medium

Ceramic and pigment with cinnabar

Dimensions

H.: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Sperling

Reference Number

1979.1432

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