San Juanito Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman Holding a Child, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
5.25 x 7.75
PF.2249
Further images
In a gesture common to all mankind, a young mother holds her baby in her arms. Such an image, placed centuries ago in a Mexican tomb, was meant to evoke...
In a gesture common to all mankind, a young mother holds her baby in her arms. Such an image, placed centuries ago in a Mexican tomb, was meant to evoke the promise of life renewed and continued. That promise has certainly come true with time. The world has changed in uncounted ways, but the essentials of human nature have remained unchanged.