Tumaco-Tolita Seated Elder: This 2,000-year-old depiction of an aged man with wrinkles struck fear in people because it held 'the power'

The clay figurine depicts an elder of the Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived near the border of Ecuador and Colombia more than 2,000 years ago. Tumaco-Tolita artists were known for their intense realism in sculpting clay representations of humans. Tumaco-Tolita artists were known for their intense realism in sculpting clay representations of humans.