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Stela Fragment
600–950
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Figures appear on two sides of this fragmentary stela (upright stone slab carved in relief). One seems to represent a grimacing warrior who brandishes a club; arrow-like darts festoon his belt and hair. On the other side is a skeleton with one fleshed hand, perhaps a sacrificed captive. The eagle with a leaf in its mouth is a hieroglyph that may identify the captive's name.
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Details
- Title: Stela Fragment
- Date Created: 600–950
- Physical Dimensions: Each: 31.8 x 30.8 x 12.2 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Black Tulip Galleries, Inc., Dallas, TX, 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/1959.334
- Medium: limestone
- Fun Fact: The pointed teeth of the warrior are suggestive of dental modification, a practice known to have occurred from human remains.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Veracruz?, 600-950 AD
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1959.334
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