A life-size ceramic 'baby' figurine from the Olmec civilization of Mexico, Mesoamerica, 12th-9th century BCE. The significance of these figures, often depicting infantile gestures, is not clear. They may represent deities or royalty. Provenance: Las Bocas in Puebla. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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References
- http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/50005989, accessed 1 Dec 2016.
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APA Style
N.Y.), M. H. (. a. t. M. M. o. A. (2012, October 15). Olmec "Baby" Figurine. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/921/olmec-baby-figurine/
Chicago Style
N.Y.), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Olmec "Baby" Figurine." World History Encyclopedia, October 15, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/921/olmec-baby-figurine/.
MLA Style
N.Y.), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Olmec "Baby" Figurine." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Oct 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/921/olmec-baby-figurine/.
