Seated Female Figurine

Title: Seated Female Figurine
Description: This ceramic figurine represents the idea of permanent adornment through the scarification on her jaw area and cheeks. He hair is bound up with strips of cotton twisted into the hair to create an elaborate, turban-like headdress. The figure has traces of blue pigment, representing rain and nourishment.
Creator: unknown
Identifier: PC.B.194
Date: 650-800 CE
Type: statuettes (free-standing sculpture)
cultural context: Maya (culture or style); Mesoamerican
Medium: ceramic ware (visual works)
Subject: Jaina women; Maya women; Women; Maya art
height: 41.6 cm
width: 23.5 cm
depth: 17.8 cm
Rights
Rights Holder: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington D.C.

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