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Jalisco sculpture is characterized, within the broader West Mexico figurine tradition, by its thick-rimmed, romboid-shaped eyes and elongated heads. Whether this figurine is fecundity-related or a mere rendition of an everyday scene remains impossible to say.
Kneeling female figurine Jalisco cultures Early to Middle Classic (200-600 A.D.) Chapala, State of Jalisco Clay with abundant traces of pigment 26 x 12.7 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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