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Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Man - PF.2252
Origin: Jalisco, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
9.75" (24.8cm) high
x 5.625" (14.3cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Ameca-Ezatlán
Medium: Terracotta
Location: United States
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Centuries ago, some prominent citizen of
Ancient Mexico placed this figure in a tomb to
act in his place through eternity. Symbolic of
sadness and mourning, the effigy stood in proxy
for the person whose gift it was. Though that
individual has long-since vanished, his memory
survives in this striking figure. Rendered with
abstract simplicity, the figure nonetheless
conveys a remarkable human melancholy, as if
he were lost in a reverie. We remember that
ancient donor, and are connected in an intimate
way with his vanished world and with the human
emotions that moved it.
- (PF.2252)
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