Lot n° 30
Estimation :
700 - 800
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 500EUR
Statue of a richly adorned figure. - Lot 30
Statue of a richly adorned figure.
Polychrome terracotta.
Height: 27 cm - Width: 14 cm.
Jama Coaque culture, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 300.
Pacific coast, Ecuador.
Good condition.
Representation of a figure wearing an apron, decorated with ovoid motifs arranged in pastillage. He wears a headdress adorned with the same motifs, with a double-row brim of other truncated cone-shaped elements. The face is hidden by a wide chin strap or "tembleta", another nose strap called a "nariguera" and earrings also called "tambas". Only the hemispherical eyes are clearly visible. He is holding a vase in his right hand and a horn in his left.
Acquired at the sale of 26/11/1976 at Hôtel Drouot, lot n°37, expert M. Roudillon.
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