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Quatre têtes, Valdivia, Equateur, 3500-1500 AV. J.-C — Four Valdivia heads, Ecuador, 3500-1500 BC

Quatre têtes, Valdivia, Equateur, 3500-1500 AV. J.-C

Four Valdivia heads, Ecuador, 3500-1500 BC

A set of four ceramic heads from the Valdivia culture of Ecuador, representing one of the earliest complex societies in South America. These artifacts provide insight into early Ecuadorian artistic expression.

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Extra! Objets rares et singuliers extra-européens

June 28, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 6

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Quatre têtes, Valdivia, Equateur, 3500-1500 AV. J.-C, Four Valdivia heads, Ecuador, 3500-1500 BC

A set of four ceramic heads from the Valdivia culture of Ecuador, representing one of the earliest complex societies in South America. These artifacts provide insight into early Ecuadorian artistic expression.

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Related themes

Early Ceramic, South America, Archaic, Ecuador, Pre-Columbian, Heads, Valdivia, Ancient, Figurative