Kneeling Female Figure, 2nd–4th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Nayarit, Nayarit (Chinesco), Ceramic, Height 11-1/2 in. ( cm

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Kneeling Female Figure, 2nd–4th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Nayarit, Nayarit (Chinesco), Ceramic, Height 11-1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Paired sculptures depicting male and female figures frequently occur among the burial goods of the shaft tombs in western Mexico. Built beneath house platforms, these tombs served as family mausoleums and were periodically opened to inter the recently deceased

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Size: 4284px × 4509px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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