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Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

Mesoamerican cultures began producing ceramics in the form of small, handmade figurines by 2500 B.C.E. Small, handmade anthropomorphic figures were very common in ancient cultures, but their use was concentrated during the Pre-Classic/Formative period (1500 B.C.E.-250 C.E.), as after that time, most figurines were made using molds. Although some male figures are represented … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: ceramic, early teotihuacano culture, effigy vessel, female figurine, figurine, mesoamerica, olmec culture, pre-classic/formative period, ralph foster museum collection, soconusco culture, tlatilco culture

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