Chinesco Style (Type D) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Man, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
7 x 9.5
PF.2053
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This elegant figure stifles a yawn as if waking up after a sleep of many centureis. Will he be surprised to find himself in a completely different world? Modeled with...
This elegant figure stifles a yawn as if waking up after a sleep of many centureis. Will he be surprised to find himself in a completely different world? Modeled with fluid, flowing lines, he has the solid, graceful presence of a Henry Moore sculpture, at once abstract and yet logical. The elaborate braided hairstyle contrasts with the simple contours of the anatomy. A work of great subtlety, one that somehow transcends the ages.
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