A standing female form by the Timoto-Cuica people of Venezuela. An exquisite piece of pre-columbian pottery.
These items are thought to be used as votive offerings, found at high altitudes across Venezuela and Columbia.
Similar examples are displayed in museums globally. The most extensive information we have found about the origin of the figure is in this catalogue from an exhibition at the Serge Schoffel Gallery in Belgium. Multiple pieces in the exhibition have been carbon dated from 350 AD to 1100 AD.
H 13cm
W 10cm
A standing female form by the Timoto-Cuica people of Venezuela. An exquisite piece of pre-columbian pottery.
These items are thought to be used as votive offerings, found at high altitudes across Venezuela and Columbia.
Similar examples are displayed in museums globally. The most extensive information we have found about the origin of the figure is in this catalogue from an exhibition at the Serge Schoffel Gallery in Belgium. Multiple pieces in the exhibition have been carbon dated from 350 AD to 1100 AD.
H 13cm
W 10cm
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