ANCIENT OBJECTS | Pre-ColumbianECUADOR The William Siegal Gallery collection from ECUADOR. Many of these stone figures, the Valdivia Palmar type, are the most unusual and rare works produced by the Valdivia Culture. This group represents one of the largest collections of this type in the world. The Palmar figures are distinguishable by the simple body and incised details on the face. Traces of pigment are sometimes apparent in the incisions, which allude to facial tattooing. CULTURES | Valdivia, Maranon, Chorrera, Chorrera-Valdivia, Jama-Coaque, Chorrera-Machalilla ECUADOR         ANCESTRAL FEMALE stone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. ANCESTRAL MALE FIGURE Limestone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. AVIAN FIGURE Sandstone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. FEMALE FIGURE Limestone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. AVIAN FIGURE Sandstone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. FEMALE FIGURE Limestone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. FEMALE FIGURE Limestone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. AVIAN FIGURE Sandstone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. AVIAN FIGURE Sandstone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. AVIAN FIGURE Sandstone Valdivia Culture 3500 - 2000 B.C. MOTHER AND CHILD Terra-Cotta Jama Coaque Culture 355 B.C. - 400 A.D. COUPLE Terra-Cotta Marañon Culture ca 300 B.C. FELINE MORTAR stone Chorrera/Valdivia 1100 - 300 B.C. back to Ancient Objects & Textiles