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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Standing Female Figure
A.D. 600–900
Ceramic with pigment
20.64 × 11.43 × 5.72 cm (8 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)
Gift of Theodore N. Kaplan and Henry Tobin
2016.148.12
Geography:
Veracruz, Mexico
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Mexico, Veracruz, Nopiloa
Period:
Late Classic Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Purchased from the Lands Beyond, New York 1990, #3649
Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC, Peter Wray, Scottdale, AZ, (#1591),acquired in 1977, Cedric Marks NYC
Bibliography:
Fine Pre-Columbian Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wray, exh. cat. (New York: Harmer Rooke Galleries, 1984), no. 158.
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
