# Standing Figure

- Date: c. 900–400 BCE
- Medium: serpentine
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Overall: 10.6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (4 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
- Culture: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.219)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1990.219/1990.219_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The Olmec were Mesoamerica's greatest lapidaries; their work in jade and serpentine was prized by both contemporary and later Mesoamerican cultures. Human beings were jaguar traits (such as the downturned mouth and paw-like hands of this figurine) are common in Olmec art. Such creatures were probably believed to possess supernatural powers.