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Pre-Columbian Art / Nayarit Polychrome Vessel - PF.1926
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
4.25" (10.8cm) high
x 6.75" (17.1cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Nayarit
Medium: Terracotta
£3,600.00
Location: Great Britain
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Shaped and decorated by hand, this vessel glows with the vitality of the human touch. Its patterns of ochre and white are applied with a vigorous brush; their imperfection only adds to the pot's charm. Centuries ago, this vessel was left in a tomb filled with an offering of food or drink. As we hold it today, we can imagine the hands of the person who placed it there as a token of love and respect. For a moment, the connection with that vanished world is direct, immediate.
- (PF.1926)
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