QUIMBAYA PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRA COTTA FIGURE MODELED AS SEATED SQUARE MALE WITH GOLD NOSE RING,Colombia, 100-800 B.C.- 13 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. Estimate $400-500
PROVENANCE: Private collection acquired from antique shops in Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador, and San Jose, Costa Rica, during the late 1960s-early 1970s when owner was working for World Bank in those countries. Collection was authenticated by Betty Meggars, Latin American Archaeologist at the Smithsonian Institute
Minor areas of loss to toes, finger tips and nose.
