Copy of a Valdivia votive stele, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., carved - Lot 297

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Copy of a Valdivia votive stele, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., carved - Lot 297
Copy of a Valdivia votive stele, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., carved stone H.: 33 cm Missing piece, damage Bibliography: Alvaro Guillot-Muñoz (1897–1971), THE ENGRAVED STONES OF PRE-VALDIVIA, REFERENCE VAL 7, page 10 The ancient stone stelae of Ecuador are among the oldest known stone sculptures in the New World. They were likely idols used in ritual practices. They may date back to the 4th millennium B.C., and although each stele is unique, they share certain common characteristics, such as, in particular, square-shaped yex carved in relief, as well as the top of the skull, which may refer to that of an owl—a creature believed at the time to be a mystical nocturnal being capable of flying to other worlds and thus closely associated with the shaman.
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