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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Head Effigy Bowl
100 BCE–300 CE
Overall: 12.7 x 15.9 x 20.1 cm (5 x 6 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Location: not on view
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Ancient Nayarit art is celebrated for its timeless, often lighthearted expressions of humanity.Description
After about 200 BC, West Mexican chieftains gained in authority, their new status reflected in shaft tombs that shelter not only their remains but also lavish offerings, including sculptural ceramics. Many of the ceramics may refer to the crucial activities of a chief’s life, such as marriage, feasting, and war. The meaning of this unusual bowl—a head whose gaping mouth serves as the aperture—is unknown.- ?-1955Benedict Crowell, Jr., Oaxaca, MX, 1955, given to James C. and Florence C. Gruener1955-1990James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1990The 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. 246 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. 25, p. 268, repr. fig. 25, p. 246.
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