Limestone height 16 1/4in (41.3cm) PROVENANCE Helen Eack Collection, Germany, acquired in the 1960s Thence by descent "One of the earliest sculptural traditions of the ancient Americas was that of the Valdivia culture, which began around 3550 BC and lasted until approximately 1500 BC along the Pacific Coast of present-day Ecuador. Valdivian artists created figures out of both stone and ceramic, portraying men, women and animals in a variety of sizes. Sculptures such as this one are believed to depict a stylized owl, perhaps with supernatural associations relating to the bird's nocturnal habits." (The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, WEB, nd) The flat stele with square body and square head, indentations on body and head with owl-like eyes; grey/beige in color with ancient calcification.
Limestone height 16 1/4in (41.3cm) PROVENANCE Helen Eack Collection, Germany, acquired in the 1960s Thence by descent "One of the earliest sculptural traditions of the ancient Americas was that of the Valdivia culture, which began around 3550 BC and lasted until approximately 1500 BC along the Pacific Coast of present-day Ecuador. Valdivian artists created figures out of both stone and ceramic, portraying men, women and animals in a variety of sizes. Sculptures such as this one are believed to depict a stylized owl, perhaps with supernatural associations relating to the bird's nocturnal habits." (The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, WEB, nd) The flat stele with square body and square head, indentations on body and head with owl-like eyes; grey/beige in color with ancient calcification.
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