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Two-headed Female Figurine
1200-400 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This ceramic figurine—in the style of Tlatilco, an early village site in central Mexico—depicts a female with two heads and stubby arms. Since many figurines from the period depict females, modern interpreters usually connect them to fertility concerns. Here, however, the physical abnormalities may indicate a relationship with the supernatural realm.
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- Title: Two-headed Female Figurine
- Date Created: 1200-400 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 9.6 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 1959, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener), James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.141
- Medium: Ceramic, pigment
- Fun Fact: Double-headed figurines may reflect the belief that interaction between two basic principles gives rise to the universe.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mesoamerica, Tlatilco
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1990.141
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