Stela Fragment

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Mexico, Veracruz?, 600-950 AD

Date

600–950

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

About the work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

Figures appear on two sides of this fragmentary stela (upright stone slab carved in relief). One seems to represent a grimacing warrior who brandishes a club; arrow-like darts festoon his belt and hair. On the other side is a skeleton with one fleshed hand, perhaps a sacrificed captive. The eagle with a leaf in its mouth is a hieroglyph that may identify the captive's name.

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Title

Stela Fragment

Creator

Worktype

Sculpture

Cultural Context

Mexico, Veracruz?, 600-950 AD

Material

limestone

Dimensions

Each: 31.8 x 30.8 x 12.2 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

600–950

Provenance

(Black Tulip Galleries, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1959, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener), ?-1959; James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1959-1959; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1959-; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

Subject

Topic

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Stela Fragment, 600–950, Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0.

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