The protruding ribs and staring eyes of this melancholy figure may show the effects of a ritual fast, rather than famine. Fasting purified an individual in preparation for religious rites and may have enhanced the search for supernatural visions.
- Dated c. 100 BCE–300 CE
- Rights: CC0
Terms
Culture
Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian Red Style
Medium
earthenware with burnished red slip
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Art of the Americas