The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Flat Male Figure
200 BCE–300 CE
Overall: 20 x 10.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in the ancient Mesoamerican culture region.Description
Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites.- ?-1958(Mirador Hotel Silver and Gift Shop, Acapulco, MX, 1958, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener1958-1990James 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 (September 1992): 234–275. Mentioned: p. 269, no. 33 www.jstor.org
- Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
- {{cite web|title=Flat Male Figure|url=false|author=|year=200 BCE–300 CE|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.259