Ixtlán del Rio Style Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Man, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
2.75 x 4
PF.0939
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This splendid little figure was once clothed in a brightly striped coat of red, yellow, and black. So intense is he in his thoughts that he seems not to have...
This splendid little figure was once clothed in a brightly striped coat of red, yellow, and black. So intense is he in his thoughts that he seems not to have noticed that his time underground has darkened the lively hues. "It doesn't matter," he seems to suggest, "all is vanity anyway. Only the world of the spirit remains."