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Ixtlán del Rio Style : Ixtlán del Rio Style Nayarit Terracotta Seated Man with his Arms Crossed
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Ixtlán del Rio Style Nayarit Terracotta Seated Man with his Arms Crossed - PF.3517
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6" (15.2cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Ixtlán del Rio
Medium: Terracotta
£8,600.00
Location: UAE
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This man looks as if he is contemplating the
world around him as he sits crouched with his
arms crossed. He is splendidly ornamented, with
white body paint, jewelry, and painted hair. His
youthful face is delicate, with almond-shaped
eyes open to the world around him, and his
mouth is open as if he is directly speaking to us.
The tremendous amount of jewelry he is adorned
with denotes how important he must have been
to this culture. He was most probably a shaman,
a magic man, an intermediary between our world
and the world of the spirits. The artist may have
captured this important personage at a time of
prayer, where he is speaking to a higher world.
The artist communicates every minute detail of
the human anatomy, as seen through the careful
depiction of vertebrae. This breathtaking piece
powerfully represents this culture's ideals
through symbolism and attention to form.
- (PF.3517)
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