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Jamacoaque Polychrome Figure - Standing Warrior
Jamacoaque Polychrome Figure - Standing Warrior
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**Originally Listed At $500**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque or Jama-Coaque), ca. 500 CE. The ancient Jama Coaque culture is best known for its ceramic figurines and vessels, most likely created for ritualistic ceremonies. Jama Coaque figures like this example are typically more elaborately adorned and clothed than those of other coastal cultures during this period. This piece depicts a standing warrior holding spears in his upraised right hand as well as his left hand. The figure is mold-made with applied decorations and beautiful blue-green and yellow pigmented headdress, face, and jewelry perhaps representing turquoise, jade, or emerald and gold respectively. Richly dressed and bedecked with adornments, he wears a tall headdress, luxurious ear ornaments, a nose ring, a grand beaded pectoral, a beaded bracelet, and a loin cloth. Facing forward with his proud visage dominated by those wide-open, almond-shaped eyes, he represents a fierce and highly decorated warrior of the Jama Coaque culture standing on an integral base. Size: 6.75" H (17.1 cm)

For similar examples, see "Pre-Columbian Art of South America" by Alan Lapiner and "Amerindian Signs, 5000 Years of Pre-Columbian Art in Ecuador" by Valdez.

Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex New York Collection Shillo Adir Park Avenue, acquired in 1970s

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Condition
Arms reattached. Figure and support are repaired from several pieces. Minor restoration.
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Jamacoaque Polychrome Figure - Standing Warrior

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