Anthropomorphic Terracotta Ocarina Head – Tumaco, 14th–15th Century
Artist: Culture Tumaco
Anthropomorphic statuette head with a two-horned headdress, a broad, smiling face, and prominent eyebrows. TUMACO culture (Ecuador-Mexico). Pre-15th century.
Dimensions Displayed on a Plexiglas base. Height: 9.5 cm / With base: 13 cm
Original piece, guaranteed to be from the period.
Provenance: Formerly part of a collection belonging to a collector from Nîmes, dispersed in the 1990s, then acquired by a gallery specializing in primitive art in the Pays de la Loire region.
The term “pre-Columbian” (or “pre-Hispanic”) refers to the period preceding Christopher Columbus’s arrival in 1492 in this region of the world, when he believed he was sailing westward to reach the Indies. This refers to the art of the indigenous peoples of South and Central America.
Dimensions Displayed on a Plexiglas base. Height: 9.5 cm / With base: 13 cm
Original piece, guaranteed to be from the period.
Provenance: Formerly part of a collection belonging to a collector from Nîmes, dispersed in the 1990s, then acquired by a gallery specializing in primitive art in the Pays de la Loire region.
The term “pre-Columbian” (or “pre-Hispanic”) refers to the period preceding Christopher Columbus’s arrival in 1492 in this region of the world, when he believed he was sailing westward to reach the Indies. This refers to the art of the indigenous peoples of South and Central America.
165 €
Period: Before 16th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Good condition
Material: Terracotta
Height: 13 cm (avec socle)
Reference (ID): 1804308
Availability: In stock
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