Pre-Columbian Art / Jalisco Sculpture of a Standing Woman, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
9
PF.1221
Boldly naked, wearing little more than an elaborate headdress and her jewelry, this little figure radiates a timeless sensuality. Centuries ago, some ancient woman placed her in a tomb to...
Boldly naked, wearing little more than an elaborate headdress and her jewelry, this little figure radiates a timeless sensuality. Centuries ago, some ancient woman placed her in a tomb to accompany the deceased through the ages. Her voluptuous figure was intended to evoke fertility, rebirth, the eternally female. Her still-vibrant sexuality reminds us that the essentials of human nature have changed but little with the passage of time.