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- Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Preclassic Figuration
- 2 Monumental Sculpture and the Human Form during the Early and Middle Preclassic Periods
- 3 Early and Middle Preclassic Figuration in Clay
- 4 Figurines at Middle Preclassic La Blanca
- 5 Figurines, Fragmentation, and Social Ties
- 6 Changing Discourses of Human Representation in Late Preclassic Mesoamerica
- 7 High Culture and Human Representation in Late Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
3 - Early and Middle Preclassic Figuration in Clay
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 February 2020
- Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Preclassic Figuration
- 2 Monumental Sculpture and the Human Form during the Early and Middle Preclassic Periods
- 3 Early and Middle Preclassic Figuration in Clay
- 4 Figurines at Middle Preclassic La Blanca
- 5 Figurines, Fragmentation, and Social Ties
- 6 Changing Discourses of Human Representation in Late Preclassic Mesoamerica
- 7 High Culture and Human Representation in Late Preclassic Mesoamerica
- Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 shifts its focus to figuration in clay, exploring the small, hand-modeled ceramic figurines that are far more abundant in the archaeological record and equally engaged with human representation. It considers issues of scale, function, context, and sensory expression across the geographic breadth of Preclassic Mesoamerica. It argues that figurines were a key part of a Preclassic “figured world,” or a social world that was both produced and reproduced through the practices of people from all walks of life who crafted and utilized figurines.
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- Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic MesoamericaFrom Figurines to Sculpture, pp. 45 - 64Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020