JAMA-COAQUE - ECUADOR - 500 BC - 500 AD - Lot 10

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JAMA-COAQUE - ECUADOR - 500 BC - 500 AD - Lot 10
JAMA-COAQUE - ECUADOR - 500 BC - 500 AD A tall, standing religious dignitary holding two scepers with plant motifs in his hands. His ceremonial attire consists of a feathered tunic and an imposing circular headdress whose base resembles a jaguar’s head, with its eyes, snout, and tongue hanging down over the forehead. He is richly adorned with a breastplate featuring a central medallion, a nariguera that conceals his mouth, and long earrings adorned with faces. This sculpture reveals the social importance of this dignitary, depicted in a scene from ritual life. Brown terracotta with traces of ochre pigments. Traces of root and manganese oxide Jama-Coaque culture, Ecuador 500 BCE–500 CE H. 41 - W. 19 - D. 14 cm (Repaired) Provenance: - Former American collection of Bill Freeman, New Mexico. Acquired in the early 1970s. - Monegasque collection between 2014 and 2023. - Galerie Furstenberg, Paris. Acquired from the gallery on December 5, 2023. A certificate of authenticity from the Furstenberg Gallery will be provided to the purchaser, along with a thermoluminescence test from Qed Laboratoire and a “Passeport” (cultural certificate No. 153537 dated February 25, 2014) Appraiser: Bénédicte Hamard
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