COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.67
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CMA_.2002.67
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
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Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
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Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Vessel with Deity Mask
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Vessel with Deity Mask
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1200-900 BC
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1200-900 BC
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-1200
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-1200
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-900
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-900
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
ceramic and traces of pigment
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ceramic and traces of pigment
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
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Style or Period:
Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
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Central Mexico? (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Early Formative Period, 1200-900 BC
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 17.9cm x 16.5cm x 15.3cm
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Overall: 17.9cm x 16.5cm x 15.3cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
2002.67
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2002.67
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Though it appears more mask than vessel, the top and sides of this ceramic are formed by an inverted, U-shaped container once filled through an oval opening above the brow. Attached to this unusual shape is a sheet of clay modeled as a deity mask, startling in its raw power: pierced eyes glare out from within the shadow of a furrowed, muscular brow; the chin juts aggressively; and the mouth opens in a shriek, part-bird and part-jaguar. This may be the face of the Olmec god of rain, the inspiration for much Olmec ritual and many astonishingly inventive and accomplished works of art. The vessel may come from a grave or a buried offering.
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Though it appears more mask than vessel, the top and sides of this ceramic are formed by an inverted, U-shaped container once filled through an oval opening above the brow. Attached to this unusual shape is a sheet of clay modeled as a deity mask, startling in its raw power: pierced eyes glare out from within the shadow of a furrowed, muscular brow; the chin juts aggressively; and the mouth opens in a shriek, part-bird and part-jaguar. This may be the face of the Olmec god of rain, the inspiration for much Olmec ritual and many astonishingly inventive and accomplished works of art. The vessel may come from a grave or a buried offering.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2002.67.tif
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CMA_.2002.67.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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