Hacha with Human Face
600–1000
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Hacha with Human Face, 600–1000. Mexico, Veracruz, San Andres Tuxtla, late Classic period. Gray volcanic stone; overall: 41.6 x 14 x 24.5 cm (16 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.240
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gray volcanic stone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 41.6 x 14 x 24.5 cm (16 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1990.240
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Exhibitions
- The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame, 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. 76, p. 271, repr. fig. 76, p. 252., Charlotte, NC: The Mint Museum; September 24-December 30, 2001. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Museum of Art; February 16-April 28, 2002. Omaha, NE: The Joslyn Art Museum; June 8-September 1, 2002. Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum; October 1-December 1, 2002. "The Sport of Life and Death:The Mesoamerican Ballgame." exh. cat. no. 76, p. 203.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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