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Nayarit Vessel in the Form of a Woman - PF.1172
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
9.25" (23.5cm) high
x 8" (20.3cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
£8,600.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
Highly stylized in shape, this plump woman
would have served as a container for a tomb
offering of food or drink. Her rounded base was
probably intended to fit comfortably into the dirt
floor of the tomb as she kept vigil through
eternity. Her obvious sexuality evokes the
sensuous joys of life in this world, and the hope
for rebirth and renewal in the next. Though her
features are serene, even contemplative, she
appears to be very old and very wise, possessed
of secrets that are more ancient than time itself.
- (PF.1172)
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