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Urn Figure Head Fragment
c. 200-500
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The face of this fragmentary urn figure is modeled with exceptional sensitivity. The downward gaze of the drilled pupils imparts a sense of quiet alertness.
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Details
- Title: Urn Figure Head Fragment
- Date Created: c. 200-500
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 17.2 x 22.5 x 13.7 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Howard Leigh, 1962, 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
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.275
- Medium: earthenware
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1990.275
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