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Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.1981
Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico
Circa: 500
BC
to 200
BC
Dimensions:
4.625" (11.7cm) high
x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chupicuaro
Medium: Terracotta
$4,050.00
Location: United States
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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.
Though this striking female figure was created in
Ancient Mexico, her appeal is Universal. Such a
piece transcends the boundaries of time and
culture. She could have easily been understood
in Babylon, Egypt or Rome. Her message is
primal, old as time, inescapable. When we look
upon her, we realize how much we share with
the people who created her. Eternally feminine,
she has lost none of her power over time.
- (PF.1981)
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