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MESOAMERICA
LAS BOCAS SEATED FIGURINE
MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, CA. 900 - 600 B.C.
Details
LAS BOCAS SEATED FIGURINE
MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, CA. 900 - 600 B.C.
with rounded legs widespread, the right hand raised and clenching the back of the neck, the head turned to the left with lips parted as if in speech, sunken almond-shaped eyes and with striated coiffure; covered overall in creamy kaolin slip with extensive remains of red pigment.
Height 6 1/2 in. (16.4 cm.)
MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, CA. 900 - 600 B.C.
with rounded legs widespread, the right hand raised and clenching the back of the neck, the head turned to the left with lips parted as if in speech, sunken almond-shaped eyes and with striated coiffure; covered overall in creamy kaolin slip with extensive remains of red pigment.
Height 6 1/2 in. (16.4 cm.)
Exhibited
The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1989 - 2004
Further details
Cf. Jaguar's Children, pl. 184a, for the posture