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Female Figure

Arts of the Americas

On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
CULTURE Nayarit
MEDIUM Ceramic
DATES 100–300
PERIOD Lagunillas, sub-style of Nayarit
DIMENSIONS 13 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (33 × 24.1 × 14 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 64.12
CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Joseph F. McCrindle
PROVENANCE Prior to 1964, provenance not yet documented; by February 1964, acquired by John Stokes of Glencoe, MD; February 5, 1964, purchased from John Stokes by the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
CAPTION Nayarit. Female Figure, 100–300. Ceramic, 13 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (33 × 24.1 × 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Joseph F. McCrindle, 64.12. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 64.12_front_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE front, 64.12_front_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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