COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1954.856
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CMA_.1954.856
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mexican
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North American; Central American; Mexican
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Olmec style (1200-300 BC)
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Mexico, Olmec style (1200-300 BC)
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Celt with Deity
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Celt with Deity
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
1000-300 BC
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1000-300 BC
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1000
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-1000
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-300
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-300
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
stone
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stone
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Mexico, Olmec style (1200-300 BC)
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Mexico, Olmec style (1200-300 BC)
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 32.2cm x 13.9cm
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Overall: 32.2cm x 13.9cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1954.856
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1954.856
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hanna Fund
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Gift of the Hanna Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This ceremonial object has the head of a deity and a body shaped like an axe blade (celt) used to clear land for agriculture. The flared mouth, toothless gums, and fangs are typical of Olmec supernatural beings. The meaning of the body's 'four-dots-and-a-bar' motif is unclear, but it sometimes appears in depictions of plants. The deity, then, seems to be associated with fertility.
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<P>This ceremonial object has the head of a deity and a body shaped like an axe blade (celt) used to clear land for agriculture. The flared mouth, toothless gums, and fangs are typical of Olmec supernatural beings. The meaning of the body's 'four-dots-and-a-bar' motif is unclear, but it sometimes appears in depictions of plants. The deity, then, seems to be associated with fertility.</p>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020516.tif
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CMA_.AM20020516.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false