A Quimbaya seated slab figure

A Quimbaya seated slab figure

Colombia, circa 800 - 1200 AD

terracotta, pierced through the top of the head and body, with slit eyes and remains of white pigment, pierced ears, slit mouth and a gold nose ring, the right hand open upwards and pierced through, the wrists and thighs with incised linear bands,

29.5cm high.

Provenance

Banks - Primitive, Inc., Maryland, USA, 30 September 1994.

Romy Rey Collection, London.