Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton
200 BC-AD 300
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton, 200 BC-AD 300. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1952.228 The ancient artists of West Mexico specialized in ceramic sculptures in a range of sizes, investing their creations with a warm humanity regardless of scale. This tripod-shaped figure represents a well-dressed chief holding a baton of authority. This tripod-shaped figure represents a well-dressed chief holding a baton of authority.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- ceramic, pigment
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1952.228
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Wise
- Exhibitions
- Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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