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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2416812, member: 2844&quot;]I agree with 2many.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Your little friend is made in the style of the Tumaco-La Tolita culture of Ecuador and Colombia, ca 500 BC-500 AD. I emphasize the word style, I don&#039;t mean the actual culture or period. I will leave authentication up to the expert who can hold it in his or her hands and take a closer look.</p><p>I will show you two of my Tumaco figurines which are somewhat similar to yours. These came from the old private collection of the Cano family, owners of Galería Cano in Bogotá, Colombia. They have been authenticated.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see these two were made in molds, the details were refined after they came out of the mold. They show age-related wear. The bigger parts, like the heads, are hollow and they have firing marks. The beautiful almond shaped eyes are typical Tumaco:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]263748[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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