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Chinesco Style : Chinesco Style (Type D) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman
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Chinesco Style (Type D) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.2762
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
15.5" (39.4cm) high
x 6.125" (15.6cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chinesco
Medium: Terracotta
Location: United States
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With her arms merged on her abdomen and her
legs thrust to the side, this beautiful woman
figure evokes a sense of authority. She can be
characterized as the Chinesco style from her
broad forehead and more rectangular face. Great
attention has been gives to her hair, which is
created by incised lines and parted in the middle.
The artist has given her a tattooed face and
adorned her with multiple earrings, a single nose
ring, necklace, and armbands. Other than these
adornments she is nude and her softly modeled
body is polished in a burnished red. It is in the
presence of this powerful female figure that we
can witness the rich artistic traditions of the
Nayarit people.
- (PF.2762)
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