Reduced to an elemental anatomical form, this
red slip figure still projects a singular grace. As
with the artwork of a child, we are unaware of
spontaneity, freshness for observation. The artist
sees the same things we see, but he has created
it in a more abstract form, so that we take
nothing for granted. The decoration is
beautifully simple, with an emphasis on the nose
ring, earrings and the skirt. The earrings and the
nose ring denote her importance in society. She
sits with one hand on her breast and the other
hand at her side. Her face also shows some
banding around her eyes, as if in a masquerade.
She smiles at us disarmingly, calming us and
creating a feeling of tranquility when we look at
her, a true sign of a magnificent work of art.
- (PF.3646)
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