#93 • Tlatilco Culture, Mexico - Oil on Board - Original Painting - Ancient Mexico - 29.25”L x 25”w

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Status: Sold

Oil on Board - Original Painting - Ancient Mexico - Tlatilco Figurine Painting 29.25”L x 25”w Tlatilco culture lacked writing, so thought about the purpose and use of their figurines has necessarily been speculative and circumstantial. They have been variously described as fertility figures, portrayals of secular life, and representations of shamanic trance. Since most archaeologically excavated examples were found in graves, we may assume that whatever their other uses, one of the roles of figurines was to accompany the dead