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Rare Male Valdivia Figure

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Description

Pre-columbian Valdivia Figure from Ecuador, ca. 3000-1500 B.C. This exceedingly rare Valdivia is of the San Pedro type. Valdivia figures are the oldest known figures in the Americas and they usually have their legs broken off so to find one as complete as this and also a male is quite rare.
1-3/4" in height.

Condition

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Rare Male Valdivia Figure

Name: Rare Male Valdivia Figure
SKU: 37457492
Price: 250 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,500

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Starting Price $250

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