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Michoacan Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1108,Origin: Michoacan, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 6.125" (15.6cm) high x 2.875" (7.3cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Michoacan,Medium: Terracotta. There is something timeless and eternal about such figures, evocations of the quintessential female. Though this charming example reflects the style and tastes of ancient America, she might just as well have been formed in Egypt, or Mesopotamia, or Africa at some point centuries earlier or later. Simple in form, she is nonetheless complex in intent, a figure of lasting beauty and mystery.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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