Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro / Archaic Figurine / 400-100 BC

Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro
Archaic Figurine
400-100 BC
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Creator Nationality: North American; Central American; Mexican
Creator Name-CRT: Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro
Title: Archaic Figurine
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -40
Creation End Date: -10
Creation Date: 400-100 BC
Creation Place: Chupicuaro
Creation Place: Guanajuato
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Ceramic
Materials and Techniques: earthenware with pigments
Dimensions: Overall: 12.8cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1952.454
Credit Line: Gift of John Wise
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Style or Period: Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro
Context: Burials from ancient villages near Chupicuaro, Guanajuato contain hundreds of pottery offerings. These include brightly colored vessels and solid figurines decorated with appliqué and incision. The cheerful, informal figurines were probably intended to provide the dead with companionship, and to remind them of their loved ones.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1952.454
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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