Standing Female Effigy Figure

CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Standing Female Effigy Figure
Date600–900
PlaceMexico
MediumTerra cotta with pigment
Dimensions13 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (35 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment
Object number2016.82
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Provenance[Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, late 1960s]; Collection Vanden Avenne, Belgium; [Binoche et Giquello, Paris, Drouot Richelieu, Salles 1-7, "Importante Vente d'Art Precolombien—de l'Ancienne Collection Vanden Avenne," lot 33]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"50 figures from a Site in Veracruz," Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, March 2–21, 1970.

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