Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Man, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
12 x 16.25
PF.0960
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This magnificent dark-red figure, with pierced ears and nose for jewelry now vanished, appears engrossed in telling a tale. Was he a Mesoamerican Homer, a bard, the spinner of epic...
This magnificent dark-red figure, with pierced ears and nose for jewelry now vanished, appears engrossed in telling a tale. Was he a Mesoamerican Homer, a bard, the spinner of epic stories of heroic adventure and fantastic exploits? If we listen carefully, we can almost hear the timeless legends which enthralled his listeners all those centuries ago.
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