*Vase
Modelled bust of a chief, the arms with powerful muscles, the face decorated with rich ornaments and the torso enriched with a saltire necklace with an aviform amulet
Brown terracotta with coffee red on the neck
Taironas, Colombia, AD 800 to 1500
40 x 24.5 x 22 cm
Provenance: acquired from Oscar Ramirez by the present owner in December 1995
chips on the base slightly broken and glued to the end of the nose ornament, good general state of conservation