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Basalt Sculpture Of A Standing Female - PF.2507
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 1000
AD
to 1500
AD
Dimensions:
22.5" (57.2cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Basalt
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
When Christopher Columbus discovered Costa
Rica in 1502, he found a "high land, with many
rivers and full of tall trees." The Spanish admired
the natives for their fascinating customs and
splendid works of art, including their skillful
stonework. A prime example of that stone
artistry can be seen in this rendering of a
standing female figure. Carved from a single
block of volcanic stone, this feminine figure is
rendered through soft, flowing lines, her gentle
hands resting atop her slightly swollen stomach.
The relatively large stomach and distended naval
combined with the hand gesture, indicate that
this female figure is pregnant, which immediately
focuses our rapt attention on her qualities of
fertility and sexuality. Perhaps this female
represented to the Ancient Costa Ricans the
eternal mother Goddess, source of life and
perpetual renewal. Whatever her initial function,
the spirited presence of this powerful sculpted
female figure continues to captivate us, her
eternal powers forever fulfilling.
- (PF.2507)
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