Description:

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A hand-built pottery nude male figure in a seated pose. The planar body extends to the ground and features 4 circular perforations, and each limb exhibits a band of pattern-molded geometric motifs that create a personalized presentation. The rectangular head bears slit-form eyes and mouth as well as parallel stripes coursing across the brow beneath a series of petite perforations. Slab figures like this example were placed with burial offerings in shaft and chamber tombs, perhaps as guardians or companions for the deceased. Size: 4.5" L x 9.75" W x 10" H (11.4 cm x 24.8 cm x 25.4 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Richard Gill collection, Orlando, Florida, USA, purchased from Mark Blackburn in 2020

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#187381

  • Condition: Head reattached along neckline. Abrasions and softening to finer details, otherwise nice figural form.

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