Urn Figure
-155–205
- Medium
- earthenware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29.8 x 14.4 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
About
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.