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Female figurine

Female figurine

Chupicuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico

Clay and pigment

H: 7.2; W: 4.4; D: 2.2 cm

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

Accession number:

B05.0923

Arts/Americas

Female figurine

Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Margalit Slovin

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