Seated Male Figure

Description

A female once accompanied this abstract male. The two may have had the same meaning as the nearby couple. They were also similarly linked by physical form, though the female’s head had no projections, the meaning of which is unknown. The size of the circle formed by the arms suggests that the figure once held something, perhaps a perishable offering.

Provenance

(Ramon Ramirez, Indio, CA, 1970, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener) (?-1970); James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1970-1990); The Cleveland Museum of Art (1990)

Seated Male Figure

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c. 200 CE

Accession Number

1990.268

Medium

earthenware with colored slips

Dimensions

Overall: 40.6 x 23.1 x 19.5 cm (16 x 9 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener