Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi) region, Narino Highlands, Narino culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery figure seated atop a stable base with hands held to bent knees. Highly burnished and covered in red-orange slip, the figure peers out with protruding eyes and has a triangular nose, parted lips, and cupped ears, all beneath a minimalist coiffure bearing a narrow perforation. Size: 2.125" W x 4.25" H (5.4 cm x 10.8 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172903