Nayarit Vessel in the Form of a Pregnant Woman, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
5 x 6.5
PF.0930
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It hardly seems to matter when this primal yet charming image was created; for she is as timeless as all mankind. With her attitude of fecund abundnace, she is the...
It hardly seems to matter when this primal yet charming image was created; for she is as timeless as all mankind. With her attitude of fecund abundnace, she is the sister of the Neolithic earth-mothers, of the bronze-age astartes, and of all other fertile female deities. Her presence in an ancient Mexican tomb would have served as a joyful reminder of the continuity of life.