Description:

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of an elderly man seated with bent legs and arms held up to his chin. Presented in hues of orange, turquoise, and crimson, the figure dons large bangles on each wrist, huge earspools, and a thick headwrap. His advanced age is indicated by the wrinkles incised across his visage, though the red pigment may also indicate that the skin of his face was ritually flayed off. An interesting and colorful example from ancient Ecuador! Size: 2" W x 3.4" H (5.1 cm x 8.6 cm)

Provenance: private Marysville, California, USA collection, purchased from Ancient Resource auction, California, USA, December 7, 2019, lot 356; ex-private Peter Hacintos collection, New York, USA, assembled from 1975-1985, acquired in 1990s directly from Mr. Hacintos

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#171132

  • Condition: Repair to left foot, restoration to right hand, and loss to one headwrap tassel terminal atop head. Abrasions, light fading to pigment, encrustations, and some small nicks. Nice preservation to pigment in most areas.

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