id:			155462
accession number:	1990.188
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.188
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:41.902000

Architectural Model, 100 BC - 300. Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 4.9 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.188

title:				Architectural Model
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creation date:			100 BC - 300
creation date earliest:		-100
creation date latest:		300
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
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culture:	Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala
technique:	serpentine
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 4.9 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Frances Pratt, Inc., New York, NY, 1962, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)
	date: ?-1962
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	James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1962-1990
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1990
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fun fact:
Estimated dates for Mezcala sculpture have ranged from 2000 BC to as late as 1454–1521.

digital description:
The Mezcala style takes its name from a river in its homeland, the Guerrero region of western Mexico. The style is known for small-scale stone sculptures including architectural “models” characterized by sleek abstraction. Because comparisons to actual architecture in the Mezcala region are scarce, it is not known whether the models refer to temples, houses, or underground funerary structures.

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