TWO POTTERY FIGURES Ecuador, Bahia culture

TWO POTTERY FIGURESEcuador, Bahia culture 15 x 10 x 10 cm and 22 x 15 x 9 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.Bibliography: Ori e ceramiche dei popoli del sole, La Bussola, Torino 1973, nn. 19 an

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE; Manteno culture, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A gathering of 5 mold-formed pottery figures from ancient Ecuador. Fi

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A charming pottery figure of a seated woman holding a sleeping infant in her lap. She wears a bulbous headdress,

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A charming pottery figure of a seated woman holding a sleeping infant in her lap. She wears a bulbous headdress,

**First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A large pottery figure depicting a female member of the Bahia culture, she displays a discoid head with a large foreh

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 3 hand-built pottery figures standing atop delineated legs, each with arms held at their sides and bulbous headdresses. T

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A remarkable pottery shaman figure of considerable scale, shown seated with crossed legs and adorned with an elaborate headdress and vibrant r

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Manteno culture, ca. 600 to 1533 CE. A fabulous pair of mold-made, pottery figures, both shown

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery figure of a woman standing atop delineated legs. She holds both hands up

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A mold-made pottery ocarina in the form of a standing figure atop fused legs, with a mouthhole atop the bulbous head, and keyholes

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A hollow-built pottery female figure that doubles as a playable ocarina. Highly burnished and adorned with black, re

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A delightful, hollow-built, pottery female figure that doubles as a playable ocarina, enveloped in liberal remains o

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A mold-formed pottery rattle depicting a seated figure with a tight-fitting necklace, discoid ear sp

**Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A squat terracotta headrest with a broad rectangular platform and two thick tubular pillars supporting a concave

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A large bichrome terracotta figure of a seated lord or ruler. He sits erect, with one leg crossed over the other, up

Pre-Columbian, Bahia culture, Ecuador, ca. 500 CE. This is a modled, fine ceramic votive ocarina in the form of a standing figure holding a flute. Much of the original ochre and yellow applied pigment

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 250 BCE to 600 CE. A pair of pottery figural objects; one a whistle in the shape of a tall female figure, clearly pregnant, wearing a huge h

Group of Pre-Columbian Pottery Artifacts. Various cultures, including a broken Bahia culture mask, a Chupicuaro figure and a Nayarit sheep-faced figure. Two on stands. Ranging in Size From:4'' x 3'' x

A POTTERY FIGUREEcuador, Jama-Coaque culture 21 x 15 x 11 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.Bibliography: Ori e ceramiche dei popoli del sole, La Bussola, Torino 1973, n. 15.

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture clay figure, 300 BCE to 500 CE, having an elaborate coiffure, and depicted seated, 8"h

Jama-Coaque culture, Ecuador, hollow pottery figure with large nose wearing a crown style headdress. Good condition with expected signs of age. No apparent cracks or repairs. 3" H x1.75" W x 1.25" D a

A POTTERY FIGURE OF A CULT MINISTEREcuador, Jama-Coaque culture 21 x 11 x 10 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.Bibliography: Ori e ceramiche dei popoli del sole, La Bussola, Torino 1973, n. 49.

Pre-Columbian Bahia Style Pottery Figure from Ecuador, ca. 500 BCE-500 CE. 10 1/2" in height

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A fascinating standing terracotta figure of a woman with a narrow waist, exaggerated thighs, and arms that rest at her sides. She has a small