6 Jamacoaque Pottery Artifacts + Bahia Whistling Figure
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Manabi region, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 7 pottery artifacts from ancient Peru. First is a Bahia standing whistle figure with incised striations. Next are 6 Jamacoaque creations: a seated nude male; a crouching figure with large nodules for the coiffure; a standing whistle figure; a petite seated figure with nice pigment; a fragmentary head of light orange color; and a larger fragmentary head with an avian headdress. Size of largest (seated figure): 2.625" L x 3.9" W x 4.8" H (6.7 cm x 9.9 cm x 12.2 cm)
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995
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#180500
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Manabi region, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 7 pottery artifacts from ancient Peru. First is a Bahia standing whistle figure with incised striations. Next are 6 Jamacoaque creations: a seated nude male; a crouching figure with large nodules for the coiffure; a standing whistle figure; a petite seated figure with nice pigment; a fragmentary head of light orange color; and a larger fragmentary head with an avian headdress. Size of largest (seated figure): 2.625" L x 3.9" W x 4.8" H (6.7 cm x 9.9 cm x 12.2 cm)
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#180500
Condition
Repairs to largest figure with loss to proper left leg as shown. Two fragmentary heads are from larger compositions, otherwise the remaining artifacts are intact and very good. Whistle figures still create pleasing sounds when played.
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6 Jamacoaque Pottery Artifacts + Bahia Whistling Figure
Estimate $900 - $1,350
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