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Rare Valdivian Pottery Nude Male Ithyphallic Figure

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery male figure of rare ithyphallic form that stands with a rigid posture and bears an amusing grin on his face. The highly burnished surfaces are decorated with a burnished russet hue while the head bears remains of dark brown pigment. Size: 0.875" L x 1" W x 2.6" H (2.2 cm x 2.5 cm x 6.6 cm); 4.2" H (10.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010; ex-Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany

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Condition

Professionally repaired along waistline, with restoration and overpainting along break lines. Losses to legs as shown with chipping along break lines. Light abrasions and fading to pigment, with softening to some finer details, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to figural form. Previous inventory label beneath display stand.

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Rare Valdivian Pottery Nude Male Ithyphallic Figure

Name: Rare Valdivian Pottery Nude Male Ithyphallic Figure
SKU: 159952496
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,300 - $1,950

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