id:			155550
accession number:	1990.258
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.258
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:42.508000

Architectural Scene, 200 BC-AD 300. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 19 x 13 x 9.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.258

title:				Architectural Scene
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creation date:			200 BC-AD 300
creation date earliest:		-200
creation date latest:		300
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
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culture:	Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit
technique:	ceramic, pigment
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: 19 x 13 x 9.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 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).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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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. 26, p. 268, repr. fig. 26, p. 244.

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PROVENANCE

	(Regalos Imperial Guadalajara, MX, 1958, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)
	date: ?-1958
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	James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1958-1990
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1990
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fun fact:
This scene may depict festivities held to commemorate one of life’s milestones, such as marriage.

digital description:
This scene, which shows several people inside a structure, is a compact version of larger, more elaborate examples.  Like them, it could depict festivities held to commemorate one of life’s milestones, such as marriage or the coming of age.

wall description:
This scene, which shows several people inside a structure, is a compact version of larger, more elaborate examples.  Like them, it could depict festivities held to commemorate one of life’s milestones, such as marriage or the coming of age.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 244
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161367

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1990.258/1990.258_full.tif