This magnificent rare specimen is one of the first hollow molded human forms made in the Americas. Rich tan burnished ceramic vessel effigy with corporal decoration. Machalilla region, Ecuador. 2000-1000 BC. Stands at 7 1/2" tall. Restored

Provenance: Ex - Lands Beyond Gallery NYC.

Similar example is shown on pg.52 "Ecuador" The Secret Art of Precolumbian Ecuador