COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1953.154
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CMA_.1953.154
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Honduras, Copan, Maya
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Honduras, Copan, Maya
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tenoned Head
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Tenoned Head
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 600-900
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c. 600-900
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
600
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600
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
900
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900
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
stone
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stone
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Copan
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Copan
Creation Place
false
Creation Place:
Honduras
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Honduras
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 52.8cm x 35.3cm
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Overall: 52.8cm x 35.3cm
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:
1953.154
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1953.154
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:
The Maya ruins of Copan, Honduras are famous for beautifully proportioned architecture and an abundance of both high-relief and fully three-dimensional sculpture. This head, once attached to a seated figure, comes from the façade of a ruined structure that archaeologists believe was a council house for nobles of the region. The tenon, or horizontal staff behind the head, was sunken into the well of the building to support the sculpture's weight. The youthful face embodies the Maya concept of ideal masculine beauty---sloping forehead, receding chin, and contemplative eyes. The hand cupping the chin may identify the head as a noble from one of Copan's outlying sites.
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The Maya ruins of Copan, Honduras are famous for beautifully proportioned architecture and an abundance of both high-relief and fully three-dimensional sculpture. This head, once attached to a seated figure, comes from the façade of a ruined structure that archaeologists believe was a council house for nobles of the region. The tenon, or horizontal staff behind the head, was sunken into the well of the building to support the sculpture's weight. The youthful face embodies the Maya concept of ideal masculine beauty---sloping forehead, receding chin, and contemplative eyes. The hand cupping the chin may identify the head as a noble from one of Copan's outlying sites.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1953.154.tif
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CMA_.1953.154.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false