Architectural Sculpture Fragment

Description

This architectural sculpture fragment probably once formed part of a tomb façade; technically similar sculptures have been found at the Zapotec site Lambityeco. Ancestral tombs were usually located beneath the courtyard of the family home and were often reused for successive generations. This image of a man wearing a feline mask over the lower face may portray a lineage founder.

Provenance

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Architectural Sculpture Fragment

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c. 700–1000

Accession Number

1996.401

Medium

unfired clay, covered with painted stucco

Dimensions

Overall: 22.8 x 12.5 x 13 cm (9 x 4 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Brian and Florence Mahony