Carved Bowl
Unknown Artist
1200–900 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
12 × 14 cm · diam. 13.2 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Samuel Merrin
Accession Number
1990.44
About this artwork
Although the Olmec heartland is located on Mexico's Gulf Coast, sites with Olmec-style architecture and sculpture are also found in the highlands of Central Mexico. Small-scale Olmec works in jade and pottery are even more widely distributed; their ownership probably conferred great prestige.