“Tlatilco”

“Tlatilco” 

• Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco

• Artist: prehistoric people (ancient Mexican)

• 1,200-900 B.C.E. (prehistory/Neolithic)

• Material: Ceramic and paint

Form: Form used to show physical deformities, color to show different body parts. a solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is nude except for a headband that continues around to the back of the head.

Content: a nude woman, showing the ideal body figure of the time. Suggested titles are related to women’s role in regards to nature. 

Function: fertility, exaggeration, women’s role in regard to nature. (most likely used for rituals or ceremonies or as a burial offering.)