Ixtlán del Rio Style Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman Holding a Cup, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
height 37.1 cm
height 14 5/8 in
height 14 5/8 in
PF.0542
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A bold, expressionistic figure rendered in broad planes of clay and painted geometrics, this woman holds out her cup in a perpetual gesture of offering. Ultimately, however, it is her...
A bold, expressionistic figure rendered in broad planes of clay and painted geometrics, this woman holds out her cup in a perpetual gesture of offering. Ultimately, however, it is her mouth with its white straight teeth that rivets our gaze. She has a slightly nervous mouth perhaps because she is uncertain of how her gift will be accepted.