Monumental Jama Coaque Figural Double Vessel, Manabi,
ca. 500 B.C. - A.D. 500
ca. 500 B.C. - A.D. 500
length 20 1/2in (52cm)
the rear olla with anthropomorphic figure and multitude of serpents in relief, connected to the front by three tubes, the front being a Shaman with removable head, wearing a serpent mask elaborate headdress, dress with serpents in relief and his hand being serpent heads; buff surface with remains of post-fired polychrome paint.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, November 2000 (Lot 228)
the rear olla with anthropomorphic figure and multitude of serpents in relief, connected to the front by three tubes, the front being a Shaman with removable head, wearing a serpent mask elaborate headdress, dress with serpents in relief and his hand being serpent heads; buff surface with remains of post-fired polychrome paint.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, November 2000 (Lot 228)
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
€12,000 - 15,000
£9,900 - 13,000
€12,000 - 15,000
£9,900 - 13,000
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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