Bridge-Spout Vessel in the Form of a Woman Holding a Mirror
Unknown Nasca artist, South coast, Peru. Bridge-Spout Vessel in the Form of a Woman Holding a Mirror, 400–600 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 5 ½ x 4 ½ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simons, 1969.289.
Female Figure
Chupícuaro
About 400–300 B.C.
Mexico, Guanajuato
Earthenware with colored slips
Museum purchase, 1968.157
Small female figurines with elaborate coiffures and jewelry were common burial offerings at the site of Chupícuaro, Guanajuato. Larger, hollow figures with slip-painted body patterns are less common. This figure's wide hips and hand placement suggest pregnancy.
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