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Monolith
Culture Valdivia4000 B.C. - 1500 B.C.
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
Clean, modern, abstract design sculpture: the sculptor created a smooth and perfect surface, which allows a subtle play of shadow and light. Another striking feature of this piece is its detachable head which permits the ritual recreation of the sacrifice of human and animal heads.
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Details
- 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)
- Physical Dimensions: w11,2 x h34,3 cm
- Culture: Valdivia
- Type: Stonework
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Stone
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