Photo Collection of Stephanie Wood

Kislak Collection -- Olmec Objects

SOLID STANDING BABY FIGURE
Mexico, Las Bocas
Olmec culture
1100-500 B.C.E.
Burnished cream-slipped ceramic
Ht. 16.5 cm (6.5")

Stout hand-modeled infantile figure in a wrestling pose. The only adornment is a pair of scored hair tufts. The fat face is expressively rendered, including cheek and chin dimples. There are several repaired breaks in the upper torso. In short, a very powerful miniature Olmec sculpture.

[Source: http://www.jayikislakfoundation.org/collections_olmec2.html]

 
The Jay I. Kislak Collection of pre-Columbian cultural heritage materials is owned by the Library of Congress. Photograph shot and presented here with permission.
 
Photo, ©2004, by Stephanie Wood.