Material : terra cotta
Origin : Ecuador
Culture : Guangala
Era : Ca. 500 AD

Condition : intact

Dimensions : 5'' H

Beautiful sitting female figure. Clay, beige fond. Straight arms put down knees. Chest coated with incised linear ornaments. Modelled face with a protruding nose with curved bridge, hollowed, a whistle atop the head. Intact.
Provenance: Belgian collection

 

Bibliography

Y. Sabolo, "Tumaco, 1000 ans d'Art Précolombien", 1986.