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Chinesco Style : Chinesco Style (Type B) Nayarit Sculpture of a Seated Pregnant Woman
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Chinesco Style (Type B) Nayarit Sculpture of a Seated Pregnant Woman - PF.1328
Origin: Nayarit, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6.875" (17.5cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chinesco (Type B)
Medium: Terracotta
Location: UAE
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The spiritual tradition to which this charming
woman belongs is a very ancient one. Since
before recorded time, the pregnant fertile
mother has symbolized the promise of
mankind's renewal and continuity. Plump and
beautiful, this serene figure is sister to the
mother goddesses of the neolithic age. Placed
long ago in an ancient tomb, she would have
offered the hope of rebirth in the afterlife.
Perhaps no human image is more universal, more
primal, than this. Its happy magic transcends the
ages.
- (PF.1328)
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