Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head
Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head

Pre-Columbian Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Head

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Ecuador, ca. 500 BC–AD 500

Small solid buff pottery head of a priest, face is broad, with applied ring-shaped “coffee-bean” eyes, a projecting nose and a small applied mouth. A flat-topped cap or band runs across the brow, and there are large disc ear ornaments at either side. Traces of red pigment remain on the forehead and cap. Originally part of a small figure, probably made for burial or household ritual. Broken at the neck, with surface wear, earthen deposits and dark mineral spots. Mounted on a black wooden base.

Size: 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) H. x 1 ¼ inches (3.2 cm) W. x ¾ inch (1.9 cm) D. + custom base.

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