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Ameca-Ezatlán Style Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Kneeling Woman - PF.4905,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 10.375" (26.4cm) high x 9.5" (24.1cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Ameca-Ezatlán,Medium: Terracotta. Though created for burial in a tomb this voluptuous woman celebrates the joys of life. Her rounded form evokes the eternally feminine, a promise of continuity and rebirth. The people who shaped her so long ago and offered her as a token of respect for the deceased surely loved the pleasures of this world. Even centuries later, her message of hope and optimism is immediately understandable, timelessly relevant. She reminds us that the basics of human existence have hardly changed since the dawn of time.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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