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Anthropomorphic Figure

Culture La Tolita350 B.C. - 350

Museo Casa del Alabado

Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador

The cross, a ubiquitous symbol in Amerindian art, arises from the conjunction of the four cardinal points.This great La Tolita lord bears on his head a representation of the sacred spiritual centre, a circle with the centre point indicated.

Details

  • Title: Anthropomorphic Figure
  • Creator: Culture La Tolita
  • Creator Lifespan: -350 - 350
  • Creator Nationality: Ecuador
  • Creator Death Place: Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Creator Birth Place: Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Date: 350 B.C. - 350
  • Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Physical Dimensions: w32.6 x h13.8 cm
  • Culture: La Tolita
  • Type: Pottery
  • Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC), Museo Casa del Alabado
  • External Link: http://alabado.org/
  • Medium: Clay

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