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In the style of an Ixtlan del Rio style hollow seated male and female ceramic conjoined pair
possibly Mexican
Tuxcacuesco-Ortices style, a "Teco" variant, solid human figurine
Mesoamerican; West Mexican
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Ixtlan del Rio style hollow female ceramic effigy / Mesoamerican; West Mexican

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Funerary sculpture. Ixtlan del Rio style. Hollow construction. Seated female with bowl at shoulder. Painted articles of adornment include patterned dress and neck decorations. With sculpted earrings, nose ring, and twisted hat. Sculpted teeth. White painted eyes. See 54.4069 for matching male effigy. “Marriage pairs” are common within the Ixtlan del Rio style.

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 style hollow female ceramic effigy
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; West Mexican
Date: 
300 BCE - 300 CE
Period: 
Preclassic
Place: 
Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Effigies
Object Type: 
Figure
Accession No: 
54.4068
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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