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Zoomorphic Mortar
Culture Valdivia3999 B.C. - 1499 B.C.
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
In Amerindian thought, the feline is the prime natural symbol of spirituality and power. This stone mortar, in feline form, was probably used to pulverize substances consumed in rituals of sipitual communication.
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Details
- Title: Zoomorphic Mortar
- 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: 3999 B.C. - 1499 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: w13,7 x h22,4 cm
- Culture: Valdivia
- Type: Stonework
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Stone
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