New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

[Effigy figure]

Artist Unknown

Date500 BCE - 500 C.E.

MediumEarthenware

DimensionsOverall: 23 x 12 in. (58.4 x 30.5 cm)

ClassificationsLatin American

Credit LineGift of Jack Chrysler in Memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number93.32.30

Terms

Man
Bearded man
Tan
Reddish brown
Black
Bahia
Ecuador

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Not on view

DescriptionBahia effigy figure depicts seated lord with scribal tools: curved stylus and small round bottle with cap. Figure, designed as substyle of Manabi culture, wears ornate headdress-or stylized crown-and ornage necklace; rare representation of beard and facial hair, which is elaborate, follows contours of the figure's chin line. Primary matrix is a tanware base with reddish-brown & black resist grain-like pigment added for accent. Mountain region of ancient Ecuador.