This powerful being seems to represent the cosmos: it has complex, multi-faceted structure, and its imposing hands, head and eyes expresses creative force.
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Title: Monolith
Creator: Culture Valdivia
Creator Lifespan: -4000 - -1500
Creator Nationality: Ecuador
Creator Death Place: Guayas and Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian North Coast
Creator Birth Place: Guayas and Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian North Coast
Date: 4000 B.C. - 1500 B.C.
Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast, Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC)