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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown

Standing Female Figure

300 B.C.–A.D. 300

Ceramic with traces of red and white paint

10.5 × 5.1 × 5.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 × 2 1/8 in.)
Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974
2020.27.14
Geography: 
Michoacán, Mexico
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Mexico, Michoacán
Period: 
Protoclassic Period
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

ex-collection: Arte Primitivo, NYC 7/20/16, lot 147
Albert and Monique Grant, NYC active 1950s-1960s

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.