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Maya
Female figure holding a child
Maya, 500-100
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Maya
Female figure holding a child
Maya, 500-100
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 7 × 3 5/8 in. (17.8 × 9.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard B. Marshall, New York
Object Number
1984.407
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Maya
2000–2000
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