Quimbaya Sculpture of a Seated Man, 500 CE - 1000 CE
Terracotta
24.8 x 32.4 cm
9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
PF.1028
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This splendid and large slab figure sits regally with a slightly haughty air, as if acknowledging our acclaim. The holes that spot his body must have once held gold ornaments...
This splendid and large slab figure sits regally with a slightly haughty air, as if acknowledging our acclaim. The holes that spot his body must have once held gold ornaments and offerings. Though his physique is simple--almost abstract--there is no doubt that in his world as in ours he is a person of rank and importance.