Large Guangala Pottery Standing Semi-Nude Female Figure
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**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Guangala culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure depicted in a partially nude manner with breasts shown between incised shoulder tattooing. The sturdy figure presents with arms draped to the sides of a knee-length skirt incised with linear and geometric motifs, with a slightly distended abdomen, and incised rings surrounding the neck. Almond eyes, a petite nose with delineated nostrils, and slender ears comprised the face, all beneath an elaborately incised cap. Size: 2.3" L x 5.7" W x 12.875" H (5.8 cm x 14.5 cm x 32.7 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000.
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.
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#184588
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Guangala culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure depicted in a partially nude manner with breasts shown between incised shoulder tattooing. The sturdy figure presents with arms draped to the sides of a knee-length skirt incised with linear and geometric motifs, with a slightly distended abdomen, and incised rings surrounding the neck. Almond eyes, a petite nose with delineated nostrils, and slender ears comprised the face, all beneath an elaborately incised cap. Size: 2.3" L x 5.7" W x 12.875" H (5.8 cm x 14.5 cm x 32.7 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000.
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.
#184588
Condition
Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material. Abrasions and light earthen deposits, with softening to some original incised striations, otherwise in nice condition. Nice figural form.
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Large Guangala Pottery Standing Semi-Nude Female Figure
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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