Seated Figure from Ecuador at the UEA, Norwich

This sculpture is from South America, Ecuador of the La Tolita-Tumaco culture and originated from 300 BC-AD 400. The culture of Tumaco -La Tolita is an archaeological culture of pre-Columbian times , which spread in the coastal region on the border of Colombia and Ecuador . Two of the most remarkable sites of the native culture and are Tumaco La Tolita , from which it derives its name. According to the source , it can be called culture Tumaco and La Tolita . Archaeological evidence available of this culture are old in the case of the former site of The Tolita whose materials have been dated from the seventh century BC. AD, while for Tumaco oldest dates correspond to 300 BC. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这件雕塑出自南美洲厄瓜多尔的拉托利塔-图马科（La Tolita-Tumaco）文化，年代可追溯至公元前300年至公元400年。图马科-拉托利塔文化是前哥伦布时期的考古学文化，分布于哥伦比亚与厄瓜多尔交界的沿海区域。该文化最具代表性的两处遗址即为图马科与拉托利塔，文化之名也由此而来。据相关资料记载，该文化也可被称为图马科文化或拉托利塔文化。就该文化的考古证据而言，拉托利塔遗址的出土遗存年代更早，可追溯至公元前7世纪；而图马科遗址的最早年代则为公元前300年。 这件藏品属于“扫描世界（Scan The World）”项目的馆藏。“扫描世界”是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性项目，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取使用。本项目采用开源模式，由社区共同维护。若您身边有值得分享的藏品，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与贡献的方式。