The Chupícuaro culture, located north of Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato, created a distinctive ceramic tradition including small clay figurines. This example is said to belong to a group of ten figurines from the same burial or cache (1990.145-154). The group includes both males and females that can be sorted into couples based on size.
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
400-100 BC
Pottery with traces of white and red pigment
7.9 x 4.4 x 1.8 cm
1990.150
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
Where you'll find this
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection