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Compote
Culture Guangala200 B.C. - 800
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
A Guangala plate rest on a pedestal that represents the three main levels of the universe: the underworld, middle world and the world above. Fine incisions on the polished surface were embellished with yellow pigment applied after firing.
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Details
- Title: Compote
- Creator: Culture Guangala
- Creator Lifespan: -200 - 800
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Manabi, Santa Elena, Guayas. Ecuadorian South Coast
- Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Santa Elena, Guayas. Ecuadorian South Coast
- Date: 200 B.C. - 800
- Provenance: Ecuadorian South Coast, Ecuadorian South Coast
- Physical Dimensions: w23 x h16.4 cm
- Culture: Guangala
- 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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