Manteño Seated Figure Incensario

Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
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Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario
Manteño Seated Figure Incensario

An attractive and large ceramic incensario. A broad shouldered naked male seated in a frontal pose on a stool with a stepped base. Facial features are incredibly bold and realistic. Wears traditional large disc ear plugs. The shallow platter type headdress is very large, measuring over 10”/25.4 cm in Diameter.  Excellent motifs on the upper chest and back indicate the high rank of this individual. Highly burnished marbleized brown-black ceramic contributes to its beauty. Outstanding example.

Overall height is 16.5”/41.9 cm. Reassembled from four parts, with restoration over breaks.  Manabi, Ecuador 700/1500 AD.

Ref. Pre-Columbian Art of South America, Alan Lapiner., Pg. 363 Plates 785, 757

Digging up prehistory “The Archaeology of Ecuador” Pg. 359


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