HOME :
Pre-Columbian Art :
Chinesco Style : Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman
|
 |
|
|
Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman - PF.1325
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6.25" (15.9cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$5,600.00
Location: United States
|
|
|
Photo Gallery |
|
Description |
Centuries ago some unknown potter shaped this
splendid abstract figure with deft hands.
Though, he perhaps made others like it in his
lifetime, the creative energy of the artist guided
his fingers. Sometime afterwards a mourner at a
funeral, perhaps a woman not unlike this, placed
the figure in a tomb to share eternity with the
dead. With that gesture she expressed her grief,
her love and her respect for the deceased. Now,
in a vastly different world, this elegant piece
remains as the only clue to those very human
emotions. More than mere sculpture, it
embodies the timeless energy that is mankind.
- (PF.1325)
|
|
|