Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A wonderful hand-built pottery slab figure with tubular arms and legs. The figure is seated upon a wide posterior as both arms bend to rest neatly atop the thighs. Thick incised bands delineate hands from arms and arms from shoulders. The ancient figure's rectangular head boasts a stylized visage featuring sizable, slit-form eyes, a bulbous nose with a pierced septum meant to hold additional ornamentation, a straight mouth, pointed chin, and four pierced holes that line the forehead. Three additional drill holes are placed on the torso, indicating the nipples and navel. Size: 5.25" W x 7" H (13.3 cm x 17.8 cm); 7.25" H (18.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private lifetime collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman and Dr. Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s; ex-Art for Eternity, New York City, New York, USA

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Expected nicks/chips and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, intact and excellent with lovely earthen and mineral deposits.