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Ecuador - South America
Jade, Polished Stone & Mosaic Artifacts
Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stones from the South American Cultures from:
Chorrera - Mayo Chinchipe - Proa - Tolito - Valdivia

Ecuador - Chorrera
Chorrera Jade, Turquoise, Chrisocola and Other Stone Objects from the Chorrera Culture of Equador

Feline Mortar - Chorrera Culture Ecuador 1500 - 300 B.C.E. 10.25" w x 6" h

William Siegal Galleries Collection

Lapis & Gold Bead Necklace - 1000 B.C. L:16" Chorrera
Ecuador

Private Collection

Ecuador - Mayo Chinchipe
Stone Objects from the Mayo Chinchipe Cuenco Culture of Equador

Ecuadorian Mayo Chinchipe Cuenco Cinnabar object

Ecuador - Machililla
Stone Objects from the Machililla Culture of Equador

Machililla Monkey Shaped Mortar - Ecuador Ca. 1100 to 800 BC. - yellow-green vein stone carved in an abstract animal form

Ecuador - Proa
Stone Objects from the Proa Culture of Equador

Ecuadorian Proa Stone Figure

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Ecuador - Tolito
Valdivia Jade, Turquoise, Chrisocola and Other Stone Objects from the Tolito Culture of Equador

Gold & Turquoise Ecuadorian ear ornament Moche style

Ecuador - Valdivia
Valdivia Jade, Turquoise, Chrisocola and Other Stone Objects from the Valdivia Culture of Equador

Ancestral Figures Stone - Valdivia Culture Ecuador - 3500 - 2000 B.C. various sizes: h 5" - 12"

William Siegal Galleries Collection

Feline Mortar - Valdivia Culture Ecuador

2300-2000 B.C.
H:7" W:3.5"
Equador
Valdivia

2300-2000 B.C.
H:9"
Ecuador
Valdivia

2300-2000 B.C.
H:9"
Equador
Valdivia

2300-2000 B.C.
H:6" W:3.25"
Ecuador
Valdivia

Valdivia Stone Axe/Mace Head

Standing Figure, late 3rd millennium B.C.
Ecuador; Valdivia
Stone; H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Metropolitan Museum

The Valdivia culture is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas. It emerged from the earlier Las Vegas culture and thrived on the Santa Elena peninsula near the modern-day town of Valdivia, Ecuador between 3500 BC and 1800 BC.

Valdivian Stone Abstract Idol - Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2300 to 2000 BC. - Light gray limestone in stylized owl form

Dark Greenstone Large Ritual Hacha - Valdivian Ca. 1500 BC.

Valdavian Spondylus Shell Object - Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2300 to 2000 BC.

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