The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 24, 2021

Architectural Scene

200 BC-AD 300

Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit

Ceramic, pigment

Overall: 19 x 13 x 9.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.258

Location

003 Special Exhibition Hall - 11

Fun Fact

This scene may depict festivities held to commemorate one of life’s milestones, such as marriage.

Description

This scene, which shows several people inside a structure, is a compact version of larger, more elaborate examples. Like them, it could depict festivities held to commemorate one of life’s milestones, such as marriage or the coming of age.

Provenance
?-1958
(Regalos Imperial Guadalajara, MX, 1958, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)
1958-1990
James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1990
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Citations
Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 244 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 4 - November 29, 1992. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art. 79 (September, 1992.) cat. no. 26, p. 268, repr. fig. 26, p. 244.

The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1990.258