The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Seated Female Figurine

Seated Female Figurine

600 BCE–250 CE
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Clay figurines, mainly nude females, were the most common art form of early villages throughout Mesoamerica.

Description

Clay figurines, mainly nude females, were the most common art form of early villages throughout Mesoamerica. The meanings of these sweet, small, intimate works are not known, but they are found both in human burials and in household rubbish, suggesting varied uses.
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 8-September 4, 1956. "Monumental Sculpture in Miniature."
  • {{cite web|title=Seated Female Figurine|url=false|author=|year=600 BCE–250 CE|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.104