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Art of Ecuador : Chorrera Sculpture of a Standing Woman
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Chorrera Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.2398
Origin: Manabi, Ecuador
Circa: 1300
BC
to 500
BC
Dimensions:
13" (33.0cm) high
x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chorrera
Medium: Terracotta
$9,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The pottery traditions in Ecuador are some of the
oldest in the New World, with discoveries of fired
ceramics dating to as early as 3000 B.C.,
evidencing a long pottery sequence in this highly
innovative culture. This Manabi female figure
form the Chorrera period (contemporary with the
Chavin of Peru and the Tlatilco in Mexico)
demonstrates the Ecuadorian craftsmen refined
skill at manipulating the medium and his creative
ability to express heightened spirituality and
power. A standing female figure faces an
aquiline nose and us with downcast coffee-bean
eyes. Rounded ear ornaments and an incised
collar with a triangular pendant frame her
sculpted face. A flaring rounded headdress
echoes the overall shape of her body, with its
rounded shoulders and short, stocky legs.
Artistically rendered incised and punctuated
geometric motifs on her garments combine with
the incised pattern on her headdress to give this
striking figure a splendid sense of balance and
harmony. Her finely burnished brown finish
further evidences the skilled artistry that was at
work to create this masterpiece of Ancient
Ecuadorian art.
- (PF.2398)
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