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Jamacoaque Jaguar Scene browse these categories for related items... All Items: Pre-Columbian: Columbia and Ecuador: Pre AD 1000: item #957845 Please refer to our stock #JM507 when inquiring.
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| A unique Jamacoaque ceremonial platform scene from Ecuador, ca. 300 BC - 400 AD. This extraordinary sculpture is 6-3/4" high and features a finely formed feline, executed with beautiful appliqué facial details, posed inside a structure. The four slender support beams hold a vessel used either as an incensario or small votive container, with leaf-topped branches extending from its sides. The scene depicts either a sacrificial ritual or chronicles an animal used as a palace/shrine guardian, which was a well-documented practice with other Andean cultures. The beams have been repaired, else in excellent condition, with superb appliqué work and nice red, gold and blue paint. | ||