Architectural Sculpture Fragment
Unknown Artist
c. 700–1000
Medium
unfired clay, covered with painted stucco
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Brian and Florence Mahony
Accession Number
1996.401
About this artwork
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.