Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Kneeling Woman - PF.4905 Origin: Western Mexico Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD Dimensions:10.375" (26.4cm) high x 9.5" (24.1cm) wide Collection: Pre-Columbian Style: Ameca-Ezatlán Medium: Terracotta
Though created for burial in a tomb this
voluptuous woman celebrates the joys of life.
Her rounded form evokes the eternally feminine,
a promise of continuity and rebirth. The people
who shaped her so long ago and offered her as a
token of respect for the deceased surely loved
the pleasures of this world. Even centuries later,
her message of hope and optimism is
immediately understandable, timelessly relevant.
She reminds us that the basics of human
existence have hardly changed since the dawn of
time.
- (PF.4905)