COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1954.857
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CMA_.1954.857
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
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Zapotec
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Zapotec
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 2nd Century BC-2nd Century AD
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 2nd Century BC-2nd Century AD
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Seated Figure
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Seated Figure
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 150 BC-AD 200
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c. 150 BC-AD 200
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-150
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-150
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
200
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200
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
earthenware
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earthenware
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 2nd Century BC-2nd Century AD
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 2nd Century BC-2nd Century AD
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 32.3cm x 17.7cm
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Overall: 32.3cm x 17.7cm
Dimensions
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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:
1954.857
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1954.857
ID Number
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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 elegantly simple ceramic figure is one of the masterpieces of early Zapotec sculpture. Zapotec rulers were interred in elaborate tombs with lavish offerings that usually included sets of effigy urns portraying deities or companions. This sculpture is from a matched set of such tomb guardians that also includes the nearly identical Scribe of Cuilapan, one of the most famous works in Oaxaca's archaeological museum. The glyphs inscribed on the figure's headdress (13 Water) and chest (13 Flint Knife) are calendar dates that may name the figure.
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<P>This elegantly simple ceramic figure is one of the masterpieces of early Zapotec sculpture. Zapotec rulers were interred in elaborate tombs with lavish offerings that usually included sets of effigy urns portraying deities or companions. This sculpture is from a matched set of such tomb guardians that also includes the nearly identical Scribe of Cuilapan, one of the most famous works in Oaxaca's archaeological museum. The glyphs inscribed on the figure's headdress (13 Water) and chest (13 Flint Knife) are calendar dates that may name the figure.</p>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020517.tif
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CMA_.AM20020517.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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