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Source Description
Like their contemporaries, the Olmec made figurines but of greenstone rather than clay. This one, whose identity and use are mysterious, holds objects that may address nature's fertility: on the right, perhaps a cut conch shell that refers to water, and on the left, what may be a plant or a bundle of green feathers that symbolizes new vegetation.
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Document identity
localId
120633
label
Seated Figure
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
120633
contentType
object
title
Seated Figure
description
Like their contemporaries, the Olmec made figurines but of greenstone rather than clay. This one, whose identity and use are mysterious, holds objects that may address nature's fertility: on the right, perhaps a cut conch shell that refers to water, and on the left, what may be a plant or a bundle of green feathers that symbolizes new vegetation.
date
c. 900–300 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758313
genreSpecific
Jade
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 11 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
cul
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
accession
1941.39
Source extras
tec
albitite
tombstone
Seated Figure, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Albitite; overall: 11 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1941.390
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Jade Figurine in the Olmec Style." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>29, no. 6 (June 1942): 100.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 100
url
jstor.org/stable/25140995
citation
Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Jade and Hard Stone." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>36, no. 4 (April 1949): 53-55.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 53
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 375
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 290
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 290
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 392
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 6
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:13:32.010000
sourceId
120633
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
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albitite
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1
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0
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photo
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