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Seated figure with spiked headdress

CultureBahia
OriginManabi, Ecuador
Date500 BCE - 200 CE
MediumEarthenware, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.223): 19 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 in.)
DescriptionEcuador/Bahia Phase seated Figure, Manabi Region, Regional Developmental Period, with legs crossed and hands on legs. It has a red painted spiked headdress, large ear spools, nose ornament, and a tusk-shaped pendant. The eyes are bulging. There is gold paint on chest and head, and red paint on the lower torso.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.223
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
Not on view
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