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Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves

Unknown artist, 500–550

1.16 m × 83 cm

About the size of a cafe table. You would need 1 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 83 cm
Width: 1.16 m
Medium: fresco on wall fragment
Kind: Painting
Made in: Central Mexico, Tlacuilapaxco apartment compound(?), Teotihuacán style, Classic Period
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 83.2 x 116.2 cm (32 3/4 x 45 3/4 in.)
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.16 m × 83 cm. About the size of a cafe table. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 500–550. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?: Fresco on wall fragment, made in Central Mexico, Tlacuilapaxco apartment compound(?), Teotihuacán style, Classic Period, Central Mexico, Tlacuilapaxco apartment compound(?), Teotihuacán style, Classic Period.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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