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Ixtlan del Rio hollow ceramic figure of seated female with bowl at shoulder / Mesoamerican; West Mexican

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Funerary sculpture. Ixtlan del Rio style. Hollow construction. Seated female with cup at shoulder. Painted articles of adornment include patterned dress, arm bands, earrings, nose ring, patterned hat, and neck decorations.

Ixtlan del Rio style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the Ixtlan del Rio region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Title(s): 
Ixtlan del Rio hollow ceramic figure of seated female with bowl at shoulder
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; West Mexican
Date: 
300 BCE - 300 CE
Period: 
Preclassic
Place: 
Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Figure
Accession No: 
54.1717
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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