San Juanito Style Jalisco Terracotta Standing Man Blowing a Whistle, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
5.75 x 11.625
PF.0994
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This charming fellow blows upon a tubular whistle, a popular instrument in ancient Mesoamerica. If we listen carefully, we can almost hear his soft, melancholy tune-- the lost, sweet pulse...
This charming fellow blows upon a tubular whistle, a popular instrument in ancient Mesoamerica. If we listen carefully, we can almost hear his soft, melancholy tune-- the lost, sweet pulse of an emerald forest at twilight on a long-forgotten evening.