Red and cream slip with incised wings, crest and collar. Very good condition with tail restored, all parts original. Length 6.5 inches. Calima, Yotoco/llama phase, ca. 200BC-800AD
An expressive and rotund seated person wearing an ornate incised necklace, body ornaments, cap and slight expressive smile. Excellent condition. 6.25 x 6.25 inches. Calima, yotoco phase, ca. 1-800AD.
A redware ceramic tray embellished with two smiling bats with wings outstretched. The head and the body of the bat are decorated with incised lines, the back with a diamond-shaped motif. The outer wall of the bowl is incised with squarish scroll designs. The base is painted in buff slip. The piece has been thermoluminescence tested to circa 1400 AD. A very similar example is illustrated in Labbe, Armand J., "Shamans, Gods, and Mythical Beasts: Columbian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity", ...click for details
A very fine and intact example of a zoomorphic alcarraza representing a turtle. Burnished redware terracotta rich in manganese dioxide deposits. Similar examples are illustrated in Labbe, Colombia before Columbus. Excellent original condition, no restoration. Height: 5.75 inches, Diameter: 5.5 inches Provenance: Transitional Llama phase - Yotoco phase, Calima zone, Valle del Cauca, Ca. 100BC-400AD Ex. Louisiana Collection
