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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Figure

Artist/Maker (Coastal Ecuador)
Date200 BCE-600 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 13 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (35.2 x 16.5 x 12.4 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0244.09
    DescriptionThis large, handsome figure has a complex iconography. The staff he carries could represent an elaborate digging stick and the conical, looped container probably held seeds for a ritual planting ceremony. The appliqued ceramic disks on the ears, the nose ornament and the half crescent under the chin represent hammered gold adornments. The nose ornament is similar to a Calima type from Colombia, datable to the Yotoco phase of the 1st millenium. The small applique heads, symbolic survivors of ancestral headhunting, are worn on top of the head and in a row of three on the necklace.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pectoral Ornament
    Gran Coclé
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Calima
    300-1300
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask of a God and Two Panel Figures
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 400-700
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nightmare
    Isaac Frankel
    1986
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300-600
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Wine Ewer
    Artist Unknown
    mid to late 17th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Clown Figure or Phallic Dancer
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Disk
    Chimú
    900-1460
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
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