Nov 13, 2021
"Smiling" (sonrientes) Figure, Remojadas Culture, (Veracruz, contemporary Mexico, Mesoamerica), 7th–8th century, Ceramic with colour, 47.5 x 29.9 x 15.9 cm, The Metropolitan Museum.
#art#Remojadas Culture#Ceramic#Smiling Figure#7th 8th century#pre columbian#native american art#mexican art#7th century#8th century#sonrientes#mesoamerica#veracruz#hollow ceramic#it's unclear what the figure is representing and whether they had served some ritual function#ambiguity of gender and age#emotional expression is usually uncommon#but not here#figure is wearing garment a hat and jewelry#detail only on the front#found mostly in burial sites and rubbish heaps#Musicians are depicted playing similar rattles in ceremonial scenes#art history
