Narino Polychrome Olla
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1188329 (stock# NA75)
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A large Narino polychrome vessel from Colombia, ca. 750 – 1250 AD. This fine Piartal cultural complex example from the Highlands is 9” in diameter and is decorated with designs broken into quadrants. The upper section of the chamber is covered with geometric and linear designs. Lovely colors, strong mineral deposits and just a stabilized hairline short of perfect.
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Narino Dance Scene
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1154230 (stock# NA81)
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A marvelous Narino bowl from Colombia, ca. 1250 – 1500 AD. This choice Tuza style bowl is 7-3/4” in diameter and is decorated with a dance circle depicting 10 figures holding hands. They are arrayed around a star inside a mesh pattern, which has both fertility and Venus connotations. In excellent condition, with strong mineral deposits. Cf. Labbe “Shamans, Gods and Mythic Beasts”, page 119.
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Jamacoaque Jaguar Scene
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1142539 (stock# JM507)
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$650
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A unique Jamacoaque ceremonial platform scene from Ecuador, ca. 300 BC - 400 AD. This extraordinary sculpture is 6-3/4" high and features a finely formed feline, executed with beautiful appliqué facial details, posed inside a structure. The four slender support beams hold a vessel used either as an incensario or small votive container, with leaf-topped branches extending from its sides. The scene depicts either a sacrificial ritual or chronicles an animal used as a palace/shrine guardian ...click for details
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Narino Figural Bowl
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1116226 (stock# NA69)
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$450
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A superb Narino pedestal bowl from the Tuza cultural complex of Colombia, ca. 1250 – 1500 AD. It is 7-1/2” in diameter, 4-1/2” high and is decorated with a pair of opposing figures, separated by characteristic net-form butterfly designs. Both are fertility motifs, with the figures representing the important male-female duality motif. In excellent condition, with strong paint and good mineral deposits. See Labbe “ ...click for details
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