The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 12, 2024
Female Figurine
c. 1200–900 BCE
Overall: 10.9 x 4.1 cm (4 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Location: not on view
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Figurines were also made of perishable materials including wood, paper, cloth, rubber, and dough.Description
This ceramic figurine—in the style of Tlatilco, an early village site near Mexico City—depicts a nude female with an elaborate coiffure, attenuated arms, and the traces of mineral pigment. Since many figurines from the period depict females, modern interpreters usually connect them to fertility concerns. At Tlatilco, figurines were found in human burials that had been placed under the floors of homes.- ?-1963(Everett Rassiga, Inc., New York, NY, 1963, sold 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. 4, p. 267, Reproduced: fig. 4., p. 239 www.jstor.org
- 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/1990.144