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Urn Figure
c. 150 BC-AD 200 (Thermoluminescence date, 60 BC-AD 642)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This simply posed and costumed urn figure represents a goddess, or perhaps an ancestress. Early Zapotec ceramic art has a spare elegance that contrasts strongly with the florid ornamentation of later works.
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- Title: Urn Figure
- Date Created: c. 150 BC-AD 200 (Thermoluminescence date, 60 BC-AD 642)
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 29.8 x 14.4 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Everett Rassiga, Inc., New York, NY, 1961, 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/1990.273
- 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: 1990.273
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