Human female effigy
100 B.C.–A.D. 250
Object Placesouthern Nayarit, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: cream on dark red slip paint, negative resist painting, gold alloy
Dimensions27.3 x 16.6 x 16.4 cm (10 3/4 x 6 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Adrienne B. Torf in memory of Michael K. Torf
Accession number2021.750
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceProbably 1949, acquired in Mexico by Lois B. Torf (b. 1926 – d. 2020), Weston, MA [see note]; 2020, by inheritance to her daughter, Adrienne B. Torf, Weston; 2021, gift of Adrienne B. Torf to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2021)
NOTE: When the sculpture was first placed on loan to the MFA in 2002, Mrs. Torf recalled acquiring the figure on her honeymoon in 1949. She made subsequent trips to Mexico during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.
NOTE: When the sculpture was first placed on loan to the MFA in 2002, Mrs. Torf recalled acquiring the figure on her honeymoon in 1949. She made subsequent trips to Mexico during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.
A.D. 500–1550
250 B.C.–250 A.D.
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