Seated Male Figurine (500–900): Art, History and Details

Seated Male Figurine (500–900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.

Object facts

• Title: Seated Male Figurine
• Date: 500–900
• Culture: Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Remojadas Style
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: ceramic, pigment
• Dimensions: Overall: 7.4 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
• Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 1995.96

A detail from the museum

Clay figurines were the earliest, most common art form in the ancient Mesoamerican culture region.

Collection credit

Gift of Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun

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