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Collection Online as of February 17, 2025

Architectural Model

Architectural Model

100 BCE–300 CE
Overall: 9.2 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The Mezcala style was first recognized and defined in 1956.

Description

The Mezcala style takes its name from a river in its homeland, the Guerrero region of western Mexico. The style is known for small-scale stone sculptures including architectural “models” characterized by sleek abstraction. Because comparisons to actual architecture in the Mezcala region are scarce, it is not known whether the models refer to temples, houses, or underground funerary structures.
  • ?-1962
    (Frances Pratt, Inc., New York, NY, 1962, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)
    1962-1990
    James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1990
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 248 www.jstor.org
  • The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 4 - November 29, 1992. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art. 79 (September, 1992.) cat. no. 38, p. 269, repr. fig. 38, p. 248.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.185