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Source Description
To manufacture this figurine, an artisan took two small clay coils and pressed them together. The simple details of the body contrast with the often elaborate hairstyles. The female figurines are most often found in middens (trash deposits), usually broken in several pieces. Their relative frequency and simple manufacture suggests that they may have been used in fertility rituals and then discarded. Male figures, distinguishable from the females by the presence of a small bulge at the groin, are relatively rare.
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Document identity
localId
40210
label
Figure of a Pregnant Woman
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40210
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Figure of a Pregnant Woman
description
To manufacture this figurine, an artisan took two small clay coils and pressed them together. The simple details of the body contrast with the often elaborate hairstyles. The female figurines are most often found in middens (trash deposits), usually broken in several pieces. Their relative frequency and simple manufacture suggests that they may have been used in fertility rituals and then discarded. Male figures, distinguishable from the females by the presence of a small bulge at the groin, are relatively rare.
provenance
James Judge, Quito, Ecuador [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Stokes, Jr., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Elena Austen Stokes, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
date
2300-2000 BC (Formative)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
2.3
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 1 1/2 × W: 7/8 × D: 1 in. (3.8 × 2.3 × 2.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Valdivia
style
Valdivia
med
earthenware
creator_ids
8557
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
2755
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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