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Standing figurine holding an animal (dog?)
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About this work
Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStanding figurine holding an animal (dog?), 300 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Colima or Jalisco state, possibly Tuxcacueso-Ortices municipality. Ceramic and pigment; overall: 16 x 8 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 2008.21
