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Costa Rican Animal Sculptures : Terracotta Sculpture of a Duck
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Terracotta Sculpture of a Duck - PF.4470
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
8" (20.3cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
£9,000.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
Costa Rican artists delighted in depicting
animals in their ceramics. An entire menagerie of
birds, armadillos, turtles, and jaguars are found
as subject matter. The realism of this duck effigy
is achieved with the simplest detail, combining
wonderful abstraction and expressiveness. The
beak is wide open and done in such a manner
one can almost hear its distinctive quack. An
impression of wings is very cleverly
accomplished with just the simplest twirl of a
band of clay forming an E-shape. Balance is
achieved with the arching head and the sweet
stub of a tail curling up at the rear. The most
enchanting feature is the use of painted lines in
cream giving the dual effect of feathers and
reflection of water, as the bird gently glides on
the surface. Wherever he next lands, this
handsome bird will make a perfect adornment.
- (PF.4470)
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