Colombia, Zenú Civilization, 1000 - 1500 Ad, Ceramic Figure With Gray-beige Slip

Origin: Colombia
Culture: Zinú
Period: 1000 - 1500 AD.
Dimensions: 16.3 x 11.8 cm
Condition: Good condition
Provenance: Galerie New York

Lighting of the item from above would be recommended
in order to emphasize the relief of the face.

Small figure in glazed ceramic with gray-beige slip. He is represented standing, camped on short and powerful legs, the buttocks bouncing. The disproportionately large head is placed directly on the stocky body, the atrophied spindle-shaped arms detached from the body, a large circular navel positioned on the abdomen. The broad face with the serene expression is characterized by large eyes drawn out in almond framing a flat nose, the latter overhanging a barely sketched mouth. The stylized ears end in a circular appendage evoking tambas (pendant ears).