Urn Figure
Unknown Artist
c. 150 BCE–200 CE (thermoluminescence date, 60 BCE–642 CE)
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
29.8 × 14.4 × 13 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
Accession Number
1990.273
About this artwork
This simply posed and costumed urn figure represents a goddess, or perhaps an ancestress. Early Zapotec ceramic art has a spare elegance that contrasts strongly with the florid ornamentation of later works.