id:			155463
accession number:	1990.189
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.189
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:41.909000

Axe Figure, 100 BC - 300. Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 9.5 x 4.5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.189

title:				Axe Figure
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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: 9.5 x 4.5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art
	opening date:   1992-02-04T05:00:00
	<i>The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 4 - November 29, 1992. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 79 (September, 1992.) cat. no. 42, p. 269, no repr.

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PROVENANCE

	Benedict Crowell, Jr., Oaxaca, MX,1962, given 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:


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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 sculptures characterized by sleek abstraction and often made of greenstone, one of the most precious materials that Mesoamerican artists worked. Unfortunately, little is known of the sculptures’ meanings and archaeological contexts.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 79 (September 1992)
	page number: 	269
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