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Michoacan Vessel in the Form of a Seated Man - PF.2033,Origin: Michoacan, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 5" (12.7cm) high x 4.5" (11.4cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Michoacan,Medium: Terracotta. With lively energy, using a few abstract lines, the artist has delineated the human figure. The hollow cavity suggests that this little sculpture was left as a funerary votive, filled with an offering of food or drink. A further connection to funerary ritual is made by the floral adornments which encircle the head; these appear to be peyote buds used to make connections with the spirit world. Exotic and unfamiliar though such a figure might be, it nonetheless connects us in a direct way with a distant human life not unlike our own.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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