Standing Figurine
Unknown Artist
200 BCE–300 CE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
11 × 6.7 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
Accession Number
2008.20
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.