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Standing Figurine
200 BC-AD 300
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites.
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- Title: Standing Figurine
- Date Created: 200 BC-AD 300
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 6.7 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.20
- Medium: ceramic
- Fun Fact: Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in the ancient Mesoamerican culture region.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Michoacán
- Credit Line: Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 2008.20
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