Tala-Tonalá Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Man, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
10.25
PF.0725
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Like some Turkish Pasha, this man wears an ornately twisted turban with feathers and other adornments. The rest of his costume is simple--a spotted cape (perhaps an animal skin), some...
Like some Turkish Pasha, this man wears an ornately twisted turban with feathers and other adornments. The rest of his costume is simple--a spotted cape (perhaps an animal skin), some jewelry, and some facial paint. Is his elaborate headdress a mark of office, or is he merely a fashionable dandy parading his latest sartorial triumph?