The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Female Figurine
c. 400–100 BCE
Overall: 5.6 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view
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This figurine is small enough to fit comfortably in the palm of a hand.Description
Small, solid, hand-modeled figurines were a staple of the early Mesoamerican artistic repertoire. Made in distinctive styles corresponding to geographic regions, they likely were used in a variety of contexts, including rites to assure health, fertility, and prosperity. This example is from the Chupícuaro region, north of modern-day Mexico City.- ?-1957(André Emmerich, Inc., New York, NY, 1957, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)1957-1990James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1990-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. p. 267, no.10 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.139