Pre-Columbian Art / Jalisco Sculpture of a Seated Woman, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
10.5
PF.0966
The gesture this bold and lively woman makes--hands raised, palms outward--is one which appears frequently in the art of Jalisco. Its larger significance is uncertain: it could indicate mourning, worship...
The gesture this bold and lively woman makes--hands raised, palms outward--is one which appears frequently in the art of Jalisco. Its larger significance is uncertain: it could indicate mourning, worship of the gods, or awe in the face of the inevitable life-and-death cycle of nature. She is frozen forever in the climax of an emotional instant that has lasted for centuries.