Figure, 3rd millennium B.C., Ecuador, Valdivia, Stone, H. 3 1/2 x W. 1/2 in. (8.9 x 1.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The Valdivia figurine tradition represents the earliest known example of this form of artistic expression in the Americas. Initially produced from stone, these tiny statuettes have been interpreted as fertility figures, shamanic spirits, and mythical ancestors, although their precise meaning remains uncertain
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Figure, 3rd millennium B.C, Ecuador, Valdivia, Stone, H, 3 1/2 x W, 1/2, 8.9 1.3 cm, Stone-Sculpture, figurine, tradition, represents, earliest, example, form, artistic expression, Americas, Initially produced, stone, tiny statuettes, interpreted, fertility figures, shamanic spirits, mythical ancestors, although, precise meaning, remains, uncertain
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