Fine Manabi Pottery Male Figural Whistle
**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Manabi culture, ca. 500 CE. A hand-built terracotta figurine with dark hues of red portraying a highly decorated seated musician playing a sizeable ocarina. The nude figure is accessorized in multiple circular earrings and bears a feathered wristband on his left hand. His right hand is highly detailed - showing the intricacies of hand and finger placement while playing the instrument. His face is comprised of a bulbous nose, a slightly parted mouth opening, and a pair of applied ovoid-form eyes. His head is an elaborate arrangement of small closely marked incision that build up a linear motif which could be both a traditional kind of headwear or a braid-form hairstyle. Size: 3.75" L x 2.5" W x 6.5" H (9.5 cm x 6.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#163934
Condition Report: Repaired from several pieces with professional restoration. Entire back portion has been added post conception. Otherwise, good condition.
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Manabi culture, ca. 500 CE. A hand-built terracotta figurine with dark hues of red portraying a highly decorated seated musician playing a sizeable ocarina. The nude figure is accessorized in multiple circular earrings and bears a feathered wristband on his left hand. His right hand is highly detailed - showing the intricacies of hand and finger placement while playing the instrument. His face is comprised of a bulbous nose, a slightly parted mouth opening, and a pair of applied ovoid-form eyes. His head is an elaborate arrangement of small closely marked incision that build up a linear motif which could be both a traditional kind of headwear or a braid-form hairstyle. Size: 3.75" L x 2.5" W x 6.5" H (9.5 cm x 6.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#163934
Condition Report: Repaired from several pieces with professional restoration. Entire back portion has been added post conception. Otherwise, good condition.
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