Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1967,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 350 BC to 250 BC,Dimensions: 4.375" (11.1cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1967,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 350 BC to 250 BC,Dimensions: 4.375" (11.1cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Wearing only some jewelry and an elaborate headdress, this lovely woman appears before us naked and unblusing. Here and there, traces of bright red paint suggest her colorful past. The epitome of feminine beauty, this charming figure seems to belong to an ancient tradition of fertility and abundance. Does she represent a real woman, perhaps the wife of concubine of the chieftain in whose tomb she was buried? Or is she a Goddess, offering the promise of eternal rebirth? Her mystery is part of her charm. She reminds us that the progress of civilization changes few of life's fundamentals.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Ballplayer - PF.1969,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 350 BC to 250 BC,Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Ballplayer - PF.1969,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 350 BC to 250 BC,Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1972,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1972,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. It is not uncommon for ancient artifacts to seem mysterious, out of context in the modern world. Progress had rendered many objects obsolete; at best they offer a faint clue to a vanished world without function in the modern age. Yet when we gaze upon this charming little nude, there is no mistaking her timeless message. She represents the eternally feminine, something vital and essential that has changed little through history. She connects us in a direct and understandable way with the time and the place that created her.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1973,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1973,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. At any time throughout history, at any place in the world, the fundamental appeal of this delighful nude would be understood. She makes us realize that the essentials of life have changed little, no matter what other progress has been achieved. With her hairstyle and jewelry, she evokes a woman of Ancient Mexico, but she could as easily be from Egypt, China, or Babylon. Placed in a tomb, she offered the promise of renewal, rebirth, continuity. Her magic is as timeless as woman herself.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1979,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.1979,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. This charming woman with her elaborate hairstyle belongs to a very ancient tradition. Since humanity first began to create sculptures, the female nude has been an essential subject. The reasons for this are as much religious as aesthetic. Fertility, prosperity, and the continuity of life itself were naturally associated with the female. This voluptuous woman was no doubt intended to evoke such ideas when she was buried in an ancient tomb. Her unblushing nakedness offers the promise of life to come, a promise which has been fulfilled by time.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.1981,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.625" (11.7cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.1981,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 200 BC,Dimensions: 4.625" (11.7cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Though this striking female figure was created in Ancient Mexico, her appeal is Universal. Such a piece transcends the boundaries of time and culture. She could have easily been understood in Babylon, Egypt or Rome. Her message is primal, old as time, inescapable. When we look upon her, we realize how much we share with the people who created her. Eternally feminine, she has lost none of her power over time.   « Less

Chupicuaro Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2225,Origin: Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium:  More »

Chupicuaro Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2225,Origin: Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Rendered with a few pinched details of clay, this figure belongs to a tradition of fertility goddesses that is almost as civilization itself. Representing the abundant female form, this little votive height has been buried in an Ancient Mexican tomb to assure rebirth and continuity. She is sister to the near eastern Asterte, the Egyptian Isis, and the classical Aphrodite. Full of a timeless and benevolent energy, she represents the eternally female. No matter what our cultural background, we are drawn to her ageless power.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2226,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 2.75" (7.0cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2226,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 2.75" (7.0cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Rendered with a few pinched details of clay, this figure belongs to a tradition of fertility goddesses that is almost as civilization itself. Representing the abundant female form, this little votive height has been buried in an Ancient Mexican tomb to assure rebirth and continuity. She is sister to the near eastern Asterte, the Egyptian Isis, and the classical Aphrodite. Full of a timeless and benevolent energy, she represents the eternally female. No matter what our cultural background, we are drawn to her ageless power.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.2228,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) high x 1.375" (3.5cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.2228,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) high x 1.375" (3.5cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Rendered with a few pinched details of clay, this figure belongs to a tradition of fertility goddesses that is almost as civilization itself. Representing the abundant female form, this little votive height has been buried in an Ancient Mexican tomb to assure rebirth and continuity. She is sister to the near eastern Asterte, the Egyptian Isis, and the classical Aphrodite. Full of a timeless and benevolent energy, she represents the eternally female. No matter what our cultural background, we are drawn to her ageless power.   « Less

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2230A,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 2.875" (7.3cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Woman - PF.2230A,Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico,Circa: 500 BC to 100 BC,Dimensions: 2.875" (7.3cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Chupicuaro,Medium: Terracotta. Rendered with a few pinched details of clay, this figure belongs to a tradition of fertility goddesses that is almost as civilization itself. Representing the abundant female form, this little votive height has been buried in an Ancient Mexican tomb to assure rebirth and continuity. She is sister to the near eastern Asterte, the Egyptian Isis, and the classical Aphrodite. Full of a timeless and benevolent energy, she represents the eternally female. No matter what our cultural background, we are drawn to her ageless power.   « Less