Seated figure with hands on knees
Artist
Jama Coaque artist(s)
CultureJama Coaque
OriginManabí , Ecuador
Date500 BCE-300 CE
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 24.1 x 17.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
DescriptionJama Coaque Phase standing figure, Manabí Region, Ecuador, Regional Developmental Period, with hands resting on knees. The hands also hold a coca paraphernalia and there is coca in the cheeks. The figure wears large ear spools with gold paint, nose ornament, necklace, and breastplate. As well there are bands on the wrists and legs and the elaborate headdress has appliquéd decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.201
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.208
Artist / Maker: Bahía artist(s)
500 BCE - 200 CE
Object number: G83.1.223
Artist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.206
Artist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.205
Artist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
500 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.211
Artist / Maker: Bahía artist(s)
500 BCE - 200 CE
Object number: G83.1.222
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-500
Object number: G83.1.160
