Description:

Pre-Columbian. Bowl - Ecuador, Manabi Province, Chorrera, ca. 1300 - 300 BCE. The ancient Chorrera culture is known for its fine ceramic tradition. Even utilitarian pottery featured extremely thin hand built walls decorated in red or black slip and highly burnished. This example is highlighted with red slip and features a human form with round face, spherical body and truncated limbs. 5"L x 3-3/4"W x 2-1/4"T Pair of Female Figures - Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia ca. 500BCE - 500 CE. This joined female pair features nearly identical figures, each with hands clasped over her abdominal area, facial features delineated with simple features, and adorned with ear ornaments and headdresses. The symbolic meaning of their union and state, whether in a trance, deceased, or alive is difficult to decipher without written records from this culture, but intriguing nevertheless. 10-1/2"L x 7"W x 2-3/4"D Provenance: Ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL, acquired prior to 1970. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. The starting price is the lowest price at which the lot can sell.

  • Condition: Bowl has a repaired crack and wear of burnishing, else intact and good. Female pair is repaired and manifests loss as shown.

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