Tala-Tonalá Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
3 x 5.375
PF.0289
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Though crafted in a lively stylized manner, we see reflected in this little figure a genuine human life. It is as if the spirit of that ancient woman who offered...
Though crafted in a lively stylized manner, we see reflected in this little figure a genuine human life. It is as if the spirit of that ancient woman who offered it as a gift had passed through the centuries in the form of this richly-dressed effigy. What we do not see directly, we have no trouble imagining in the presence of this charming piece.