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Lot Essay
Cf. Alan Lapiner, Pre-Columbian Art of South America, New York, 1976, pg. 362, pl. 783; Joaquin Pinto, Arte Precolombino de Ecuador, Barcelona, 1977, pg. 213
Marshall Howard Saville (1867 - 1935) was an American archaeologist, born in Massachusetts. He studied anthropology at Harvard (1889-94), engaged in field work under F. W. Putnam, and made important discoveries among the mound builders in southern Ohio. After 1903 he was professor of American archaeology at Columbia University. He also became director of an important private museum in New York, the Museum of the American Indian (Heye Foundation). Dr. Saville conducted many explorations to various places such as Yucatan, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia.
Saville was a founding member of the Explorers Club in New York, an organization formally established in 1905 and dedicated to promoting exploration and scientific investigation in the field.
Marshall Howard Saville (1867 - 1935) was an American archaeologist, born in Massachusetts. He studied anthropology at Harvard (1889-94), engaged in field work under F. W. Putnam, and made important discoveries among the mound builders in southern Ohio. After 1903 he was professor of American archaeology at Columbia University. He also became director of an important private museum in New York, the Museum of the American Indian (Heye Foundation). Dr. Saville conducted many explorations to various places such as Yucatan, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia.
Saville was a founding member of the Explorers Club in New York, an organization formally established in 1905 and dedicated to promoting exploration and scientific investigation in the field.