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Urn Figure

c. 150 BCE–200 CE (thermoluminescence date, 60 BCE–642 CE) · earthenware

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About this work

This simply posed and costumed urn figure represents a goddess, or perhaps an ancestress. Early Zapotec ceramic art has a spare elegance that contrasts strongly with the florid ornamentation of later works.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description

Credit lineUrn Figure, c. 150 BCE–200 CE (thermoluminescence date, 60 BCE–642 CE). Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec. Earthenware; overall: 29.8 x 14.4 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.273

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