id:			130034
accession number:	1952.454
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.454
updated:		2023-03-09 12:47:47.849000

Archaic Figurine, 400–100 BC. Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro, 4th-1st Century BC. Earthenware with pigments; overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1952.454

title:				Archaic Figurine
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creation date:			400–100 BC
creation date earliest:		-400
creation date latest:		-100
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creditline:			Gift of John Wise
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culture:	Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro, 4th-1st Century BC
technique:	earthenware with pigments
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
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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.
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