Jamacoaque, Ecuador Terracotta Figure. 100 BC-250 AD. 7.6 cm height. Spanish Import License.
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Jamacoaque, Ecuador, 100 BC-250 AD.
MATERIAL: Terracotta
DIMENSIONS: Height 7. 6 centimeters.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Salisbury, United Kingdom. 1970.
CONDITION: Good condition.
DESCRIPTION:
From the third millennium B. C. onward, Ecuadoran people had a figurine tradition that would last until the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. The figurines of the best-known regional styles of the first millennium A. D. —Tolita/Tumaco, Jama Coaque, Bahiá, and Guangala–share similarities based on the earlier and more widely distributed Chorrera style. Various degrees of realism and sculptural modeling appear in the figurines, which have an average height of about seven to twelve inches. Some Tolita/Tumaco examples, however, can be as tall as three feet.
Notes:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested, can take between 1-2 weeks maximum.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
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Jamacoaque, Ecuador, 100 BC-250 AD.
MATERIAL: Terracotta
DIMENSIONS: Height 7. 6 centimeters.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Salisbury, United Kingdom. 1970.
CONDITION: Good condition.
DESCRIPTION:
From the third millennium B. C. onward, Ecuadoran people had a figurine tradition that would last until the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. The figurines of the best-known regional styles of the first millennium A. D. —Tolita/Tumaco, Jama Coaque, Bahiá, and Guangala–share similarities based on the earlier and more widely distributed Chorrera style. Various degrees of realism and sculptural modeling appear in the figurines, which have an average height of about seven to twelve inches. Some Tolita/Tumaco examples, however, can be as tall as three feet.
Notes:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested, can take between 1-2 weeks maximum.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
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