Vessel with Deity Mask

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

false

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:

Detail

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Detail

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

false

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

false

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:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

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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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Vessel with Deity Mask