The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Female Holding A Bowl Figurine
600 BCE–250 CE
Overall: 7.5 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Location: not on view
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Small, solid, hand-modeled figurines were a staple of the early Mesoamerican artistic repertoire.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.- ?-1963(Everett Rassiga, Inc., New York, NY, 1963, given to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)1963-1990James 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. Referenced: cat. no. 12, p. 268, Reproduced: fig. 12, p. 242 www.jstor.org
- Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.143