Female Figurine

Artist:Valdivia

Medium: Ceramic

Geograhical Locations:

• Guayas Province, Ecuador

Dates:2600–1500 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (11 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Life, Death, and Transformation in the Americas

Accession Number: 76.166.41

Image: 76.166.41_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small ceramic figurine representing a woman with a large headdress and incised facial features. The lines of the buttocks are incised and the breasts are prominent. The legs, which have protuberances at the back, are articulated and the arms vaguely suggested. CONDITION: good; the legs have been repaired at the hip line.

Brooklyn Museum