COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1990.219
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CMA_.1990.219
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mexican
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North American; Central American; Mexican
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Olmec
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Mexico, Olmec
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Standing Figure
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Standing Figure
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 900-400 BC
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c. 900-400 BC
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-900
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-900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-400
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-400
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
serpentine
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serpentine
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 10.6cm x 4.5cm x 2.5cm
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Overall: 10.6cm x 4.5cm x 2.5cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1990.219
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1990.219
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
(Stendahl Galleries, Hollywood); James and Florence Gruener, Cleveland, 1959
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(Stendahl Galleries, Hollywood); James and Florence Gruener, Cleveland, 1959
Provenance
false
Context:
The Olmec were Mesoamerica's greatest lapidaries; their work in jade and serpentine was prized by both contemporary and later Mesoamerican cultures. Human beings were jaguar traits (such as the downturned mouth and paw-like hands of this figurine) are common in Olmec art. Such creatures were probably believed to possess supernatural powers.
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<P>The Olmec were Mesoamerica's greatest lapidaries; their work in jade and serpentine was prized by both contemporary and later Mesoamerican cultures. Human beings were jaguar traits (such as the downturned mouth and paw-like hands of this figurine) are common in Olmec art. Such creatures were probably believed to possess supernatural powers.</p>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020850.tif
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CMA_.AM20020850.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false