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Burials from ancient villages near Chupicuaro, Guanajuato contain hundreds of pottery offerings. These include brightly colored vessels and solid figurines decorated with appliqué and incision. The cheerful, informal figurines were probably intended to provide the dead with companionship, and to remind them of their loved ones.
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Document identity
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130034
label
Archaic Figurine
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130034
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object
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Archaic Figurine
description
Burials from ancient villages near Chupicuaro, Guanajuato contain hundreds of pottery offerings. These include brightly colored vessels and solid figurines decorated with appliqué and incision. The cheerful, informal figurines were probably intended to provide the dead with companionship, and to remind them of their loved ones.
date
400–100 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79911647
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
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Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro
accession
1952.454
Source extras
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earthenware with pigments
tombstone
Archaic Figurine, 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro. Earthenware with pigments; overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1952.454
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
creditline
Gift of John Wise
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2026-05-29 06:42:37.150000
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130034
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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earthenware with pigments
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1
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photo
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