Beautiful sculpture of a Chorrera goddess
Her body is decorated with scarifications highlighted by red paint on the thighs and brown paint on the stomach and around the neck. A headdress in the form of a helmet is the classic adornment of these goddesses, which brought prosperity to its owner.
Brown terracotta with brown and red slip. Traces of manganese oxide and burning.
Machalila of Chorrera transition, Ecuador
1500 - 1200 B.C.
H : 34,5 cm
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