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Valdivia Phase II (Ecuador)

“Venus” figurine

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Object Details

Culture

Valdivia Phase II (Ecuador)

Date

2700–2300 BCE

Medium

Stone

Dimensions

3 1/4 × 13/16 × 1/2 inches (8.3 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Carroll, PhD 1951

Object
Number

2008.070.049

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Irregular hexagon-shaped goldweight with inverted “L” motif

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Winged amulet (“pendiente alado”)

Tairona (Colombia)

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