The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Archaic Figurine
400–100 BCE
Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1952.454
Location: Not on view
Description
Burials from ancient villages near Chupicuaro, Guanajuato contain hundreds of pottery offerings. These include brightly colored vessels and solid figurines decorated with appliqué and incision. The cheerful, informal figurines were probably intended to provide the dead with companionship, and to remind them of their loved ones.- {{cite web|title=Archaic Figurine|url=false|author=|year=400–100 BCE|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.454