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