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Browse All : Images from between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
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Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated figure : Morelos baby.
Description
Infantile figures have been found throughout Mesoamerica. The Morelos figure exhibits great care in the sculpting of the hair, the face, especially the mouth, feet and toes. The belly, arms and legs indicate abundance, but the figure has not been fully developed.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Morelos (State), Art--Mexico--Morelos (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing bearded male.
Description
During the Preclassic period, hand-modeled human figures were produced in abundance. The vast majority are female fertility figures, but there are the occasional males, shamans, and ballplayers.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Xalitla standing male.
Description
Some of the finest Mesoamerican miniature figurines were created in Las Bocas, Puebla, as well as Xochipala and Xalitla, Guerrero. Each area had its own distinct style. Xalitla's style features heavy muscular legs and finely detailed features. The belt and the muscular legs suggest a ballplayer.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Spouted bottle with convex sides.
Description
Tlatilco was located along a small stream near the ancient great lakes. The area was rich in flora and fauna, which allowed them to make lavish gifts to be buried with their dead
Subject
[Bottles--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
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