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Ameca-Ezatlán Style : Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman
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Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman - PF.2038
Origin: Jalisco, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
11.5" (29.2cm) high
x 9.75" (24.8cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Ameca-Ezatlán
Medium: Terracotta
Location: United States
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This voluptuous female calls to mind the central
question of her culture, or any culture for that
matter: the issue of life and death. Created for
burial in a tomb, she was intended to accompany
the deceased through all eternity. Her open-
mouthed expression evokes the awe and mystery
of death, the eternal fear of the unknown. Yet
her generous body conveys the age-old message
of fertility, rebirth, and continuity. We realize
that time has not answered her questions fully.
Across the centuries, we recognize that the
essentials of human existence have changed but
little, and we feel the link with that vanished
culture.
- (PF.2038)
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