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Figurine
400-100 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The Chupícuaro culture, located north of Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato, created a distinctive ceramic tradition including small clay figurines. This example is said to belong to a group of ten figurines from the same burial or cache (1990.145–154). The group includes both males and females that can be sorted into couples based on size.
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- Title: Figurine
- Date Created: 400-100 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 6.6 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Benedict Crowell, Jr., Oaxaca, MX, 1966, given 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/1990.147
- Medium: pottery with traces of white and red pigment
- Fun Fact: Groups of figurines were sometimes arranged in scenes and likely used in household rituals.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1990.147
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