Female Effigy Figure Holding a Small Figure
CultureBahia
OriginLos Esteros, Manabi, Ecuador
PeriodBahia Phase 500 BCE - 500 CE
Date500 BCE-500 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 49.5 x 19 cm (19 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
DescriptionBahia seated mother and child figure, Los Esteros, Reginal Development period, holding the sleeping infant in both hands to her chest. Her straight legs are extended forward, and she has a pierced mouth and bulging eyes. The figure is wearing a skirt with geometric ornamentation, broad collar, domed headdress with outward-turned brim, and dotted earrings. It is painted in brownish-red, ochre, blue, green, and white.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.212
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Orazio Fontana
c.1560
Object number: G83.1.402
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
900-1200
Object number: G83.1.86
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60