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- Three heads of young priests or dignitaries
with deformed …
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12
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- Three heads of young priests or dignitaries
with deformed …
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €350
Voluntary lot
Description
- Three heads of young priests or dignitaries
with deformed skulls.
Beige terracotta and remnants of orange chromium for one of them, a mark of time.
Tumaco - La Tolita Island, Ecuador-Colombia border, 500 BC - 500 AD
7 x 5 cm; 7.5 x 6.5 cm; 7 x 5 cm
Provenance: Me Besch sale, Cannes, 21 July 2008, lot no. 36
The Tumaco-La Tolita culture, on the Pacific coast between Ecuador and Colombia, experienced particularly intense ritual activity between the 5th century BC and the 5th century AD, with the island of La Tolita being one of the major ceremonial centres. The cranial deformations seen on these heads refer to status markers associated with elites or spiritual functions. The ensemble bears witness to a sculptural tradition attentive to human representation in a strong symbolic context.
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