Object Title
Female Figurine
Measurements
H. 3 13/16 in., W. 1 1/4 in.
Creation Date
1200-500 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Mary C. Lanius
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
www.denverartmuseum.org
Provenance Information
In the collection of Mary C. Lanius of Denver, Colorado since the 1970's.
Exhibition Information
None know prior to DAM acquisition.
Publication Information
None known prior to DAM acquisition.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The site of Tlatilco in central Mexico was discovered by brickmakers mining clay in the 1930's. Its extensive burial grounds were excavated from the 1940's until the 1960's. Thousands of figurines (probably including this example) were uncovered during this period. Its acquisition by the Denver Art Museum facilitates public appreciation and education, and makes this object accessible to scholars for research.