Description:

South America, Chile, Atacama Desert, ca. 7000 to 5000 BCE. A rare stone carving of the pre-ceramic era, possibly depictind a human or bird-like form, from the Atacama Desert plateau west of the Andes extending south of the Peru-Chile border - possibly the oldest desert on our planet and known to be the driest non-polar locale of the globe with an average rainfall of only .6" (15 mm) per year! In fact some areas of Atacama have never seen rain. Though sparsely populated, some of its valleys have been populated for millennia - homes to the most advance Pre-Columbian peoples of Chile. Impressive for its age and quite rare! Size: 3.5" W x 5.25" H (8.9 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Westermann Collection, Germany, acquired in 1950s.

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#113657

  • Condition: Gracefully aged surface with mineral deposits. No restoration.

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