id:			132408
accession number:	1954.857
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.857
updated:		2021-08-05 09:00:15.207000

Seated Figure, 300 BC-AD 700 (Thermoluminescence date, 285 BC-AD 515). Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec style, 300 BC-AD 700. 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 BC-AD 700 (Thermoluminescence date, 285 BC-AD 515)
creation date earliest:		-300
creation date latest:		700
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Gift of the Hanna Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec style, 300 BC-AD 700
technique:	ceramic, slip
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Sculpture
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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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
	<i>In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

	title:		Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America
	opening date:   1970-09-30T04:00:00
	<i>Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America</i>. 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:   1982-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 4-April 6, 1958.  "In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.,"  cat. no. 172.<br><br>New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; September 30, 1970 - January 3, 1971. <br>"Before Cortes.  Sculpture of Middle America", repr. in catalogue, in black and white, p. 194, no.155.<br><br>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.

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
The most famous Zapotec tomb ceramics are elaborate figural urns flanked by smaller, simpler companions similar to this one. Like other companions, this example probably belonged to a set of nearly identical figures; two others remain in Mexico. The identity of ceramic tomb figures-whether elite humans, royal ancestors, or deities-is still debated. The Zapotec developed one of Mesoamerica’s earliest writing systems, evidenced by the hieroglyphs on the headdress and chest. These are the names of calendar days, "13 Water" and "13 Flint Knife," respectively. Because people were named after the day on which they were born, one hieroglyph may identify the figure.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 394
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n414

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. 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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