JAMACOAQUE 500-1000 BC  PRE COLUMBIAN POTTERY FRAGMENTS AUTHENTIC

FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION MY OWN AND ALL AUTHENTIC. THREE (3) BEAUTIFUL FRAGMENTS COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL DEBRIS AND SOIL AND NEVER CLEANED THIRD PHOTO SHOWS THEM HOW THEY LOOK  INCLUDED IN A GROUP PHOTO BUT NOT QUITE AS LIGHT IN COLOR.  THESE JAMACOAQUE AUTHENTIC  FRAGMENTS ARE WONDERFUL PIECES OF ART AND HISTORY AND YES THEY CAN BE CLEANED. WITH  WARM WATER AND DISH SOAP WITH A FINE BRUSH WILL REMOVE THE SOIL AS I HAVE JUST BRUSHED THEM LIGHTLY DRY. I HAVE CHANGED LIGHTING SLIGHTLY ON PHOTOS SO YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL AS THEY ARE AN ALL OVER BEIGE COLOR EXCEPT FOR THE JAR LID FRAGMENT. WHICH IS A SORT OF GRAY COLOR. THE STANDING FIGURE HAS GOOD DETAIL BUT MISSING ONE ARM AND LEG ON ONE SIDE AND WILL STAND BY ITSELF BUT SHOULD HAVE SUPPORT. THE HEAD DRESS IS EXCELLENT  WITH IT EXTENDING OVER THE SHOULDERS. AND YOU CAN SEE SIGNS OF RED PAINT  THAT WILL SHOW IF CLEANED AND I RECOMMEND THAT TO SHOW COLOR BUT IT IS UP TO YOU .  THE GLOB ON TH FACE IS THE NOSE RING THAT HAS BEEN SQUASHED PROBABLY WHEN IT WAS MADE. IT STANDS APPROXIMATELY 4 ' INCHES HIGH. THE SMALL HEAD HAS NICE DETAIL AND ALSO HAS A FAINT RED UNDERTONE ON PARTS. IT IS 1 3/4 INCHES AND IS OPEN IN THE BACK.  THE LAST PIECE IS THE TOP OF A  FIGURAL VASE OR JAR WITH A LARGE LIP 3 1/2 INCHES  AND IS OPEN .AND YOU CAN PUT A FINGER INSIDE. NICE HEAD DRESS AND THERE ARE HOLES IN THE EARS. DETAIL CAN BE SHOWN WITH CORRECT LIGHTING ON ALL PIECES.  I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED THE PIECES IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION LOOKING RATHER MONOTONE IN COLOR BECAUSE OF DEBRIS AND DIRT. .  CLEANED OR NOT THESE ARE WONDERFUL FRAGMENTS PART OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION PURCHASED  35 YEARS AGO FROM A BOTANIST WHO BROUGHT THEM BACK FROM HIS TRIPS TO ECUADOR.  LARGER COMPLETE JAMACOAQUE FIGURES ARE ON MY WEBSITE LISTED. I FEEL MY PRICE FOR THESE 3 ITEMS IS MORE THAN FAIR.