The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Female Figurine
1200–900 BCE
Overall: 12.6 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm (4 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
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While many figurines are nude, they were likely dressed in perishable clothing and accessories.Description
This ceramic figurine—in the style of Tlatilco, an early village site in central Mexico—depicts a female with an enigmatic motif incised on the back of her head and substantial traces of red and white pigment. Since many figurines from the period depict females, modern interpreters usually connect them to fertility concerns. They also seem to testify to the importance of women among early Mesoamerican cultures.- ?-1959(Black Tulip Galleries, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1959, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)1959-1990James 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. 2 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.140