Chinesco Style (Type C) Nayarit Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta
5.125
PF.0219
Chinesco figures--so named because of a resemblance to oriental sculpture--seem somehow more shy and reserved than most West Mexican terracottas. If only they would speak, what fantastic tales they might...
Chinesco figures--so named because of a resemblance to oriental sculpture--seem somehow more shy and reserved than most West Mexican terracottas. If only they would speak, what fantastic tales they might relate of the lost and mysterious world from which they come. Even in silence, the quiet dignity of this little woman charms us.
Literature
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