**Originally Listed At $200**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 300 BCE to 500 CE. A fine pottery roller stamp seal with abstract geometric motifs coursing around the face. The design is deeply incised with curving and scrolling shapes - perhaps glyphs of abstract animals or plants. The seal was formed by rolling a piece of clay into a cylinder then incising with a stick or stylus before firing. The design could be rolled onto a surface using ink or other liquid mediums to create a continuous pattern. It is presumed that the material that was covered with the pattern was cloth, wood, or hide since no pottery has so far been found with roller impressions. This example is in excellent condition with sharp and well-defined patterns. Size: 2.75" L x 1.125" W (7 cm x 2.9 cm)

Provenance: private Andrade collection New York, New York, USA acquired in the 1960s; ex-Knoedler & Company, New York City, New York, USA

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#131518

Intact and very good! Dark mineral and pigment remains within recessed areas. A few chips and abrasions to surfaces. Old inventory label on one face.