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Zoomorphic Globular Vessel
Culture Chorrera950 B.C. - 350 B.C.
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
Croaking frogs announce the beggining of the rainy season and a time of abundance, therefore, this animal was associated with water,rain and fertility. The unusual reproductive activities of some species make the frog a natural symbol of fecundity.
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Details
- Title: Zoomorphic Globular Vessel
- Creator: Culture Chorrera
- Creator Lifespan: -950 - -350
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Guayas and Manabí. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Creator Birth Place: Guayas and Manabí. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Date: 950 B.C. - 350 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: w20,2 x h14,9 cm
- Culture: Chorrera
- Type: Pottery
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Clay
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