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Chupicuaro Art : Chupicuaro Terracotta Vessel with a Face
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Chupicuaro Terracotta Vessel with a Face - CK.0663
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 100
AD
Dimensions:
2.25" (5.7cm) high
x 6.5" (16.5cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$6,500.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The remains of a once vibrant culture are now
submerged under a lake. Fortunately,
excavations in the 1940's on the site were able
to uncover sufficient artifacts to give us an
intriguing picture of people who lived there
centuries ago. Chupicuaro was the elaborate
burial ground of a village above the Lerma River
in the state of Guanajuato, eighty miles
northwest of the Valley of Mexico. The abundant
offerings of pottery, jade, and figurines
discovered there attest to a flourishing artistic
culture. One of the most endearing types of the
clay objects is the small female figures, or 'pretty
ladies'. They typically show a naked female with
short arms, extended stomach and a fancy
coiffure or headdress.
- (CK.0663)
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