https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/32458/fullFemale figure holding a statuette/child500 BCE-500 CEBahía artist(s)Overall: 49.5 x 19 cm (19 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)Earthenware with pigmentGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Los Esteros, Manabí , EcuadorG83.1.2121Bahía 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.AndeanCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaAndean181258560BahíaBahía Phase 500 BCE - 500 CE