Valdivian Ceremonial Stone Axe
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Valdivian Ceremonial Stone
A wonderfully sized ceremonial stone axe from the Valdivian culture, Ecuador. Green diorite stone with excellent delineation between colors. Highly polished. These objects are only known through archeological studies in northwest South America and are usually described as ”ceremonial axes.” They are substantial stone axes that were symbolic and interred as payment to Mother Earth. The Museo Chileno of Precolumbian Art describes these as “Lithophones.”
Measures 14.5″/36.83cm in height by 9″/22.86cm wide, 16.5″/41.91cm mounted—weight: 11.5 lbs.
Santa Elena, Ecuador. 4400 – 1450 BC. Choice condition.
Provenance: Collection of the Landazuri Family Estate, New York, NY
Price – $6,850
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Regional Division of Pre-Columbian Americas’ Major Archaeological Cultural Phases