Sculpture in the shape of two figures (suplicante)
This sculpture, of a type often referred to as a supplicant (suplicante) for the position of the figure with raised hands, represents two figures, back to back, one smaller than the other, the larger one marked as male. The back-to-back curvilinear bodies of the figures were punctuated by drilled openings to demarcate the limbs. The faces are tilted slightly upward, with a rounded, crescent-shaped face and prominent nose. The eyes were sculpted as bulging circular shapes.
The Condorhuasi-Alamito peoples were llama pastoralists in the area that is now the Catamarca province of Argentina. They were skilled artisans in a variety of media, including ceramic, metal, and stone. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Condorhuasi-Alamito peoples maintained extensive long-distance contacts with other regions, including the important site of Tiwanaku, near Lake Titicaca in what is now Bolivia.
The Condorhuasi-Alamito peoples were llama pastoralists in the area that is now the Catamarca province of Argentina. They were skilled artisans in a variety of media, including ceramic, metal, and stone. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Condorhuasi-Alamito peoples maintained extensive long-distance contacts with other regions, including the important site of Tiwanaku, near Lake Titicaca in what is now Bolivia.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sculpture in the shape of two figures (suplicante)
- Artist: Alamito artist(s)
- Date: 500 BCE–500 CE
- Geography: Argentina, Northwest Argentina
- Culture: Alamito
- Medium: Stone
- Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 × W. 7 13/16 × D. 4 1/2 in. (31.8 × 19.9 × 11.4 cm)
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Claudia Quentin, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.734.3
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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