Song Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Boy beteljar Andean women have used tupus

Andean women have used tupus to secure and decorate their clothing

Trade and Transformation

serving as beasts of burden

Inca Civilization

surface scratches and light corrosion

Song Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Boy beteljar Andean women have used tupusNorthern Song Dynasty, c. 9601127 AD, China An exceptionally rare and evocative unglazed pottery figure of a naked baby boy, possibly representing the infant Buddha, and most likely modeled during the Northern Song Dynasty Period. The softly rounded figure stands upon a rectangular plinth, his right arm raised to the front and left arm resting at his side, both hands clenched into small fists. A faint raised line beneath the neck suggests the original