Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Seated Figure, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
6.25
PF.1370
Wearing a striped tunic and bold facial paint, this exquisite figure appears like a reveler at some ancient carnival. The artist's ability to convey a gentle human warmth in an...
Wearing a striped tunic and bold facial paint, this exquisite figure appears like a reveler at some ancient carnival. The artist's ability to convey a gentle human warmth in an essentially abstract form, gives Chinesco figures their timeless appeal. Their mood is quiet, introspective, a bit shy but observant. They seem aware of ageless secrets, as if the passage of time has given them knowledge of universal truths about human existence. They keep this information to themselves, however, as if preferring that we discover the answers for ourselves.