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The Manteña-Guancavilca civilization existed from about 850 to 1500 AD in the provinces Manabí (southern part), Guayas and Santa Elena in Ecuador. The whorls with whorl diameters ranging from 0.47" to 0.61" are decorated with zoological motifs.
Graphics from: James Warren Felter, 450 diseños del 500 D.C. (Quito 1970).