Female Figure

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Origin Tlatilco

Title Female Figure

Date 1200–900 BCE

Medium Clay and pigment

Dimensions Object: 5 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (13.3 × 6 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 6 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (15.6 × 6 × 3.5 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 67.24

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Small clay figures, such as this one, were found not only at burial sites but also in rubbish piles. These figures are thought to have had a range of possible uses; as toys, votive offerings, as part of ceremonial practices, or perhaps as portraits of everyday people. While it is possible that a single figure could have had multiple meanings or functions that too remains unclear.

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"Female Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=67.24