[Effigy figure]
Artist
Unknown
CultureBahia | Ecuador
Date500 BCE - 500 C.E.
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 12 in. (58.4 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack Chrysler in Memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number93.32.30
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.There are no works to discover for this record.