Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE; Manteno culture, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A gathering of 5 mold-formed pottery figures from ancient Ecuador. First are 2 Bahia figures: a petite grayware figure bedecked in finery, and a seated orangeware figure with blue-green pigment across a crosshatched necklace. Next is a standing Jamacoaque whistle figure covered in powdery orange pigment with exposed breasts and arms held out to her sides. Last is a pair of Manteno figures: 1 of a petite size with traces of red and white pigment, and the other, larger example with several impressed facial features. Size of largest: 1.9" W x 4.4" H (4.8 cm x 11.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Valencia, California, USA collection, acquired 1974

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Heads of Manteno figures reattached at neckline with adhesive residue visible along break lines. Loss to right leg and left foot of seated Bahia figure; remaining 2 figures are intact and very good. All figures have age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions, with fading to pigment where applicable, and light encrustations. Nice preservation to overall forms. Jamacoaque whistle figure produces pleasing sound when air is blown in.