id: 132408
accession number: 1954.857
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Seated Figure, 300 BCE–700 CE (thermoluminescence date, 285 BCE–515 CE). Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec style. Ceramic, slip; overall: 32.2 x 17.9 x 18.8 cm (12 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1954.857
title: Seated Figure
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creation date: 300 BCE–700 CE (thermoluminescence date, 285 BCE–515 CE)
creation date earliest: -300
creation date latest: 700
current location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline: Gift of the Hanna Fund
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culture: Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec style
technique: ceramic, slip
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Mesoamerica
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 32.2 x 17.9 x 18.8 cm (12 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
opening date: 1958-03-04T05:00:00
In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).
title: Juxtapositions
opening date: 1965-09-11T04:00:00
Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
title: Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America
opening date: 1970-09-30T04:00:00
Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 30, 1970-January 3, 1971).
title: The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1982-06-20T04:00:00
The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-August 22, 1982).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 4-April 6, 1958. "In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.," cat. no. 172.', 'opening_date': '1958-03-04T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; September 30, 1970 - January 3, 1971.', 'opening_date': '1970-09-30T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '"Before Cortes. Sculpture of Middle America", repr. in catalogue, in black and white, p. 194, no.155.', 'opening_date': None}
* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 29-September 5, 1982. "The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from The Cleveland Museum of Art," exh. cat. no. 78, repr. in black and white, p. 74, repr. in color, pl. 8.', 'opening_date': '1982-06-29T00:00:00'}
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Milliken, William. "Two Pre-Columbian Sculptures." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 42, no. 4 (April 1955): 59-61.
page number: Reproduced: p. 57; Mentioned: p. 60
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25142030
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 366
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n69
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 292
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n316
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 291
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n315
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 394
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n414
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 74, no. 78
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: p. 10
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n25
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