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Chinesco Style : Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Man
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Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Man - PF.1326
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
5.875" (14.9cm) high
x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
Location: UAE
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The Chinesco sub-group of the Nayarit style
constitutes realistic figures in a somewhat more
"abstract" style. However, what may seem
abstraction to modern eyes, might have been
strict realism to an ancient Mexican artist. The
flat face, curved head, small facial features, short
arms and broad lips of this very handsome figure
may represent an individual of a priestly caste.
The black patina spotting on red slip gives a
textural effect, and heightens the drama of the
figure's intense facial expression. His closely set
eyes and slightly parted mouth makes him seem
in a trance, appropriate to the drug induced
state of ancient healers. Whatever his function in
the past, the artist's creation is what remains for
us to explore on a purely aesthetic basis. And a
figure such as this one offers a rich field of
continual exploration and discovery.
- (PF.1326)
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