Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Holding A Bowl Figurine

Date

600 BCE–250 CE

Medium

Ceramic, pigment

Culture

Mesoamerica, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Small, solid, hand-modeled figurines were a staple of the early Mesoamerican artistic repertoire. Made in distinctive styles corresponding to geographic regions, they likely were used in a variety of contexts, including rites to assure health, fertility, and prosperity. This example is from the Chupícuaro region, north of modern-day Mexico City.

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