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Seated Female with Flower, Post Classic Period (1000-1520)
Huastec Culture; Northern Veracruz,…
Seated Female with Flower
Seated Female with Flower, Post Classic Period (1000-1520)
Huastec Culture; Northern Veracruz,…
Seated Female with Flower, Post Classic Period (1000-1520) Huastec Culture; Northern Veracruz, Mexico Fired Clay; 19 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 11 in. 85.27.2 Anonymous Gift

Seated Female with Flower

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture Huastec
Date1000-1520 CE
Made AtVeracruz, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions19 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 11 in. (50.2 × 26.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number85.27.2
DescriptionPost classic sculpture from Veracruz, Mexico. Female seated on a large platform with a flower in her hand. Wide face with almond eyes and protruding "flower" tongue. Thorn-like headdress, incised ear diamonds, elaborate ear ornaments. Necklace and long skirt, one hand holds flowers, the other sets on the knee. Buff clay with traces of painted stucco. There is a hummingbird on flower.
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