https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/5465/fullSeated figure with hands on knees500 BCE-300 CEJama Coaque artist(s)Overall: 24.1 x 17.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)EarthenwareGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Manabí , EcuadorG83.1.2011Jama 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.AndeanCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaAndean184291353Jama Coaque