Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel
Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel

Guanguala Burnished and Incised Pottery Vessel

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Coastal Ecuador, 100 B.C.–A.D. 500.

This elegant cylindrical vessel belongs to the Guangala culture of coastal Ecuador, a ceramic tradition that flourished during the Period of Regional Development, roughly  Guangala potters are renowned for red‑slipped wares with fine incised geometric designs, often organized in horizontal bands and carefully measured panels, as seen here.

Hand‑built in a tall, slightly tapering form with a broad everted rim, the vessel is covered in a rich reddish slip and then incised to reveal the lighter body beneath. The exterior is organized into framed panels of radiating motifs and nested linear patterns, bordered by running meanders and zig‑zag bands that encircle the body. The overall effect is one of rhythmic abstraction, characteristic of Guangala design and closely comparable to museum‑collected vessels from coastal Manabí.

Pieces of this type are thought to have served as containers within domestic or ritual contexts, contributing both visual richness and symbolic order to Guangala households and ceremonial settings. Today, such incised vessels are prized for their sophisticated surface treatment, warm color, and the way they encapsulate the technical and aesthetic achievements of ancient Ecuadorian potters.

Size:  4-1/4 in (10.8 cm)H.   

Provenance: Ex collection of Stanley L. Kaufman, a Harvard educated lawyer who specialized in bringing suits on behalf of corporations' disgruntled stockholders, died in 1993 at the age of 81. He was a staff attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission before World War II, then served in the Army in Europe and rose to captain. In 1946 he became a founding partner in his law firm, Kaufman Malchman, Kaufmann & Kirby, which had branches in NYC and Los Angeles. He and his wife, Sigrun Rampoldt, were avid collectors of Pre-Columbian art throughout the 60s and early 70s, and lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 

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