Seated Woman
Seated Woman
Jalisco, Tala-Tonalá style
100 B.C.–A.D. 250
Mexico, Jalisco
Earthenware with colored slips
Funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Merrin, 1983.111
Ceramic figures of this size are typically hollow to facilitate firing, but this example’s slab-like body is made of solid clay. It portrays a finely dressed and adorned woman who wears a patterned skirt and headcloth, body and face painting, and large ear ornaments. A bowl balanced on her shoulder suggests that she may be offering food or drink to guests at a feast or ceremony. Her elongated head, large nose, and pointed ears are characteristic of the Tala-Tonalá ceramic style from central Jalisco.
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