The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
Architectural Sculpture Fragment
c. 700–1000
Overall: 22.8 x 12.5 x 13 cm (9 x 4 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Gift of Brian and Florence Mahony 1996.401
Location: not on view
Description
This architectural sculpture fragment probably once formed part of a tomb façade; technically similar sculptures have been found at the Zapotec site Lambityeco. Ancestral tombs were usually located beneath the courtyard of the family home and were often reused for successive generations. This image of a man wearing a feline mask over the lower face may portray a lineage founder.- {{cite web|title=Architectural Sculpture Fragment|url=false|author=|year=c. 700–1000|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.401