Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A hand-built pottery effigy of a woman standing atop a pair of conjoined feet. She presents nude with open palms stretched down to her waist and wears several bangles on each wrist, a series of concentric necklaces, and a petite ovoid pendant that drapes between her breasts. Her expressive visage bears semicircular eyes within heavy lids, a thick ring ornamenting her nose, parted lips, and flared ears, all beneath a rounded cap accentuated with lengthy lappets. Embellished with fugitive pigment in hues of marigold, turquoise, white, and maroon, this is a fine example of ancient Jamacoaque figural artistry! Size: 5.6" W x 8.625" H (14.2 cm x 21.9 cm); 9.1" H (23.1 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

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#163855

Repaired from two large pieces across waist line, with restoration to areas of waistline as well as behind proper left lappet, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to limbs, body, and head, with fading to original pigment, and softening to some finer details. Great remains of original pigment particularly along head and upper body.