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Chinesco Style : Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Kneeling Man
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Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Kneeling Man - PF.3073
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
7.5" (19.1cm) high
x 4.625" (11.7cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chinesco (Type C)
Medium: Terracotta
Location: UAE
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This effigy male figure sits in a humble position
with his arms around his legs. His exaggerated
and simplified limbs accentuate the crouching
position. The face of this fired clay figure shows
the chinesco style (a flat head, thin eye-slits, and
a small mouth), which is one exemplary style
from the Nayarit culture. The body is decorated
with beautiful rich reddish color and a large
shape of x on the chest. Such design not only
adds visually interesting quality to the figure but
it also attributes mysterious, symbolic quality.
Being found from a shaft-tomb, this humble
effigy figure also carries the funerary symbolism
of Nayarit culture. People of Nayarit culture were
obsessed with burial practices and, thus,
channeled their artistic energy into making
funerary figurines. Such hand-modeled figures
were a widespread tradition in the pre-classic
society. This charming clay figure is not only a
witness of the funerary ritual but also is the
embodiment of the artistic energy of Nayarit
culture.
- (PF.3073)
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