Pre-Columbian Pottery Stamp - Avian Creature
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteño, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A captivating round pottery stamp depicting a magnificent avian creature perched in composite profile with a long, curved beak suggestive of a water bird. This further supported by the wave motif opposite the beak and circumscribing the entire stamp. In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were believed to serve as messengers between humankind and the celestial realm. An iconographically intriguing pottery stamp from the Manteño culture, the final Pre-Columbian civilization of Ecuador. Size: ~ 4.25" in diameter (10.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Private Ventura County, CA collection
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#118362
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteño, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A captivating round pottery stamp depicting a magnificent avian creature perched in composite profile with a long, curved beak suggestive of a water bird. This further supported by the wave motif opposite the beak and circumscribing the entire stamp. In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were believed to serve as messengers between humankind and the celestial realm. An iconographically intriguing pottery stamp from the Manteño culture, the final Pre-Columbian civilization of Ecuador. Size: ~ 4.25" in diameter (10.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Private Ventura County, CA collection
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.
#118362
Condition
Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Tiny nicks on peripheries. Stable surface fissures near knob handle.
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Pre-Columbian Pottery Stamp - Avian Creature
Estimate $300 - $450
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