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276 - A cylindrical funerary urn, decorated on its upper portion with a relief of five protrusions. The lid, shaped like a dome to seal the urn, is topped by an imposing seated figure with hands and feet extended forward. The voluminous head, typical of this culture, features a face with wide-open, almond-shaped eyes surrounding an aquiline nose with widely flared nostrils. On the sides, the ears—with pierced lobes—were once decorated with plant fibers.
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A cylindrical funerary urn, decorated on its upper portion with a relief of five protrusions. The lid, shaped like a dome to seal the urn, is topped by an imposing seated figure with hands and feet extended forward. The voluminous head, typical of this culture, features a face with wide-open, almond-shaped eyes surrounding an aquiline nose with widely flared nostrils. On the sides, the ears—with pierced lobes—were once decorated with plant fibers. Beige ceramic. Height: 48 cm. Colombia. Rio Magdalena. 1000–1500 CE. Provenance: Harmer Rooke, New York, January 25, 1991, lot 314. (illustrated) Private collection, Brussels Passed down through the family
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