COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1998.83.1-2
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Mexican
Creator Dates/Places:
Mexico, Nayarit
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Nayarit
Title:
Female Seated Figure
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
100 BC - 300 AD
Creation Start Date:
-100
Creation End Date:
300
Materials and Techniques:
pottery
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Average: 53.35cm x 30.5cm x 30.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1998.83.1
ID Number:
1998.83.2
Credit Line:
Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
Context:
The peoples of ancient West Mexico dug deep shaft tombs with one or morechambers at the base in which to bury the dead. Such tombs were probablyused by a family or clan over several generations. Ceramic sculpturesdepicting human beings, domestic and wildanimals, fruits and vegetables,and architecture were among the offerings commonly deposited with the dead.This large and extraordinarily well-preserved pair of sculptures clearlyrepresents a family unit, perhaps relations of the deceased. Clothing,coiffure and headgear are carefully detailed, as is the elaborate jewelryworn by both husband and wife. Typical poses and occupations are alsoportrayed: while the woman nurses her infant, her husbands plays a turtleshell instrument with a deer antler.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1998.83.1.tif
