Lot 2078
Pre Columbian Terra Cotta Slab Figure Quimbaya Culture
Sold June 28, 2025
- Price realized
- $425
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $250-500
Origin: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca/Quimbaya culture ca. 7th- 15th century
Dimensions: 5x4x7.5 in.
Condition: Cracking and wear throughout its body, and indentations from wear along the figures face
Additional Information: A clay handmade Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Slab Seated figure displaying a serene look with both arms raised, its hands having spiked appendages and holes in the center. The figure has a flatted face and body and appears to be nude. It has a hole in its nose and along its forehead and has a slit line for its mouth and eyes. Its body appears to be hollow inside.
These sort of figures were included with ceramic vessels and metal ornaments as offerings in burials in shaft and chamber tombs and may have been seen as guardians for the deceased.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2078
- Closed
- June 28, 2025
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