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Concave Vessel
Culture Manteño Guancavilca1100 - 1520
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
Incised motifs displayed on the exterior of the base of this Manteño Guancavilca bowl seem to refer to the multiple, parallel and concentric worldsof the ancient cosmos. Each layer is represented by spirals, volutes and other motifs that suggest the flow of energy.
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Details
- Title: Concave Vessel
- Creator: Culture Manteño Guancavilca
- Creator Lifespan: 1100 - 1520
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Manabi, Isla Puná. Ecuadorian South Coast
- Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Isla Puná. Ecuadorian South Coast
- Date: 1100 - 1520
- Provenance: Ecuadorian South Coast, Ecuadorian South Coast
- Physical Dimensions: w19 x h16 cm
- Culture: Manteño Guancavilca
- 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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