id: 129793 accession number: 1952.228 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.228 updated: 2023-03-09 12:47:46.737000 Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton, 200 BC-AD 300. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1952.228 title: Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 200 BC-AD 300 creation date earliest: -200 creation date latest: 300 current location: creditline: Gift of John Wise copyright: --- culture: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit technique: ceramic, pigment department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Mesoamerica type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Stories From Storage opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00 Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This tripod-shaped figure represents a well-dressed chief holding a baton of authority. digital description: The ancient artists of West Mexico specialized in ceramic sculptures in a range of sizes, investing their creations with a warm humanity regardless of scale. This tripod-shaped figure represents a well-dressed chief holding a baton of authority. wall description: The ancient artists of West Mexico specialized in ceramic sculptures in a range of sizes, investing their creations with a warm humanity regardless of scale. This tripod-shaped figure represents a well-dressed chief holding a baton of authority. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.228/1952.228_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.228/1952.228_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.228/1952.228_full.tif