Seated Male Figurine
Unknown Artist
500–900
Medium
ceramic, pigment
Dimensions
7.4 × 5.9 × 5.4 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun
Accession Number
1995.96
About this artwork
Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites.