Description
This simply posed and costumed urn figure represents a goddess, or perhaps an ancestress. Early Zapotec ceramic art has a spare elegance that contrasts strongly with the florid ornamentation of later works.
Provenance
(Everett Rassiga, Inc., New York, NY, 1961, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener) (?-1961); James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1961-1990); The Cleveland Museum of Art (1990)
Accession Number
1990.273
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 29.8 x 14.4 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
