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Female figurine

Female figurine

Michoacan, Mexico

Clay and pigment

H: 8; W: 6; D: 1.8 cm

Bequest of Dr. Joseph Lieberman, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum

Accession number:

B05.0922

Arts/Americas

Female figurine

Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Margalit Slovin

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