Pre-Columbian Jama-Coaque Pottery Female Figure Provenance: Ex Public Sale

Provenance: Ex Public Sale

a hallmark of Valdivia female figurines believed to represent fertility or ancestral symbolism

themes central to Chimú society and economy

300 BC–AD 600)

The figure sits with legs folded beneath the body

Pre-Columbian Jama-Coaque Pottery Female Figure Provenance: Ex Public SaleA substantial and finely modeled Pre Columbian pottery figure from the Jama Coaque culture of coastal Ecuador (ca. 300 BCAD 600), depicting a standing female personage adorned with elaborate ceremonial regalia. The figure features a prominent mushroom form headdress, expressive facial features, and detailed body ornamentation including arm bands and a multi strand collar, traces of original pigment still visible. Her stylized proportions, full torso,