The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Flat Male Figure

Flat Male Figure

200 BCE–300 CE
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in the ancient Mesoamerican culture region.

Description

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.
  • ?-1958
    (Mirador Hotel Silver and Gift Shop, Acapulco, MX, 1958, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener
    1958-1990
    James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1990
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Flat Male Figure|url=false|author=|year=200 BCE–300 CE|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.259