Colombian / Ecuadoran Narino Seated Figure
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Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi) region, Narino Highlands, Narino culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery figure seated atop a stable base with hands held to bent knees. Highly burnished and covered in red-orange slip, the figure peers out with protruding eyes and has a triangular nose, parted lips, and cupped ears, all beneath a minimalist coiffure bearing a narrow perforation. Size: 2.125" W x 4.25" H (5.4 cm x 10.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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#172903
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#172903
Condition
Repairs and light restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks, with fading to slip pigment in scattered areas, and softening to some finer details. Nice preservation to overall form.
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Colombian / Ecuadoran Narino Seated Figure
Estimate $300 - $450
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