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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A wonderful example of self-referential art in ancient Ecuador! A still-functioning ceramic ocarina in the form of a semi-nude female holding a flute to her chest, dressed in a bulbous headdress and geometric skirt, and adorned with red and black pigments. Size: 3.3" L x 4.5" W x 12.4" H (8.4 cm x 11.4 cm x 31.5 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired November 2005; ex-Arte Xibalba, Osprey, Florida, USA

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#186384

  • Condition: Professionally repaired with some restoration and infill along visible break lines. Some light surface wear as shown. Nice remaining pigments and earthen deposits to interior. Still functions as a flute.

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