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Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ Art Loss Cert.

Mayan Polychrome Cylinder - 3 Lords in Jaguar Costumes

12th C. Indian Black Stone Stele - Parvati w/ Peahen

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Pre-Columbian Vicus-Frias Gold Birds (Group of 4): Pre-Columbian, Peru / Ecuador border, Vicus-Frias culture, ca. 500 BCE. Four charming, miniature birds, each made by painstaking, talented craftsmanship from tiny sheets of gold. Three of the birds

0008: Pre-Columbian Vicus-Frias Gold Birds (Group of 4)Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Tall Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An impressively sizeable, hand-carved and string-cut, deep grey-green stone (probably andesite) depicting a standing

0009: Tall Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe GodEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Seated Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A skillfully executed seated monkey figurine, finely carved from a beautiful greenstone of mottled sage and blue-green hues. The

0009A: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Seated MonkeyEst. $1,400-$1,800Lot Passed

Colima Terracotta Cacique Elder Vessel, Ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic and large ceramic vessel in the form of a seated cacique (leader) elder, his eyes closed as if he is in a serene, trance-like

0009B: Colima Terracotta Cacique Elder Vessel, Ex-HollywoodEst. $6,500-$8,500Lot Passed

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Nayarit Warrior with Atl Atl and Nose Ornament: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful and beautifully-preserved shaft tomb figure: a standing warrior holding an atl atl over one arm. He wears only a loincloth and

0009C: Nayarit Warrior with Atl Atl and Nose OrnamentEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Maya Ceramic Vessel w/ Head of a Lord, ex-Allan Stone: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Early Pre-Classic, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A striking greyware head of an elite lord or noble that forms a vessel with a round

0009D: Maya Ceramic Vessel w/ Head of a Lord, ex-Allan StoneEst. $2,700-$4,000Lot Passed

Colima Redware Standing Phallic Figure - Ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely-built male redware pottery figure standing upon his widespread, hefty legs, holding his lengthy phallus with his left hand, with

0009E: Colima Redware Standing Phallic Figure - Ex-HollywoodEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Colima Redware Conjoined Duck Vessel - ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing, voluminous, and highly-burnished redware effigy vessel, the form comprised of conjoined ducks, each with plump bodies,

0009F: Colima Redware Conjoined Duck Vessel - ex-HollywoodEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Jalisco Polychrome Seated Warrior Figure - ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pottery example of a male San Sebastian warrior figure. The statue is seated, with bent legs and delineated genitalia, his

0009G: Jalisco Polychrome Seated Warrior Figure - ex-HollywoodEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Redware Curled Dog Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An adorable and highly-burnished redware pottery dog curled into a classic resting position. Its expressive visage is composed of large

0009H: Colima Pottery Redware Curled Dog VesselEst. $700-$1,000

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Michoacan Two-Headed Pregnant Pretty Lady - Rare!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 550 to 100 BCE. A fabulous hand-built terracotta standing pretty lady figure with two heads. Displayed in a creamy white kaolin slip, this figure stands

0010: Michoacan Two-Headed Pregnant Pretty Lady - Rare!Est. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Large Preclassic Maya Stone Transformational Being: Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, late Preclassic, ca. 400 BCE to 250 CE. A fascinating, large, pale sandstone sculpture depicting a shaman in the act of transformation into a sacred jaguar; between

0010A: Large Preclassic Maya Stone Transformational BeingEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Rare Proto-Nazca Textile Muneca Fringe Birds: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, proto Nazca culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A delightful mantle fringe woven from camelid (alpaca, llama) fibers that resembles a muneca (Spanish for doll) fringe - only

0010B: Rare Proto-Nazca Textile Muneca Fringe BirdsEst. $900-$1,400

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Excellent Colima Redware Reclinatorio - Dolphin: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. One of the finest examples of this type of artifact that I have seen, a hand-made reclinatorio with one side in the form of a dolphin or a

0010C: Excellent Colima Redware Reclinatorio - DolphinEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Fine Nayarit Chinesco Hunchback Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A glossy, red-slipped ceramic figure of a hunchbacked male. He sits with his knees up and his arms leaning against his knees. He has

0010D: Fine Nayarit Chinesco Hunchback Seated FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Superb Colima Redware Vessel - Two Headed Dogs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful sculptural vessel in the form of two dogs, their bodies pressed together, their faces caught in a playful expression as they

0011: Superb Colima Redware Vessel - Two Headed DogsEst. $6,500-$9,750Lot Passed

Zapotec Ceramic Effigy Vessel - Seated Figure / Cociyo: Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, ca. 100 BCE to 200 CE. A detailed example of one of the most famous forms of Monte Alban pottery, a figural vessel made from crema paste

0011A: Zapotec Ceramic Effigy Vessel - Seated Figure / CociyoEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

0011B: Large Colima Redware Shaman Head VesselEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Large Chupicuaro Pottery Head Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous, hand-built, bichrome pottery face bowl with a bold visage on one side presenting expressive features

0011C: Large Chupicuaro Pottery Head VesselEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Rare Colima Pottery Flat Reclining Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely, hand-built terracotta flat figure reclining on a raised, integral platform. The figure wears an intricate corded skirt with a

0011D: Rare Colima Pottery Flat Reclining FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Seated Shaman Figure: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable, hand-built effigy vessel representing a seated shaman, with gently bent legs outstretched in front of him and elongated arms

0011E: Colima Redware Seated Shaman FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Jalisco Pottery Warrior Figure w/ White Kaolin Pigment: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous male pottery figure of a warrior seated upon a large posterior, nude save for a brimmed, pronged helmet, with delineated legs

0011F: Jalisco Pottery Warrior Figure w/ White Kaolin PigmentEst. $2,600-$4,000

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Chinesco Polychrome Conjoined Seated Couple: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An adorable hand-built terracotta example depicting a seated male and female with classic Chinesco features. The male

0011G: Chinesco Polychrome Conjoined Seated CoupleEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Colima Pottery Redware Tripod Saucer Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely hand-built tripod pottery vessel, its body of a saucer-like shape with a sharply corseted shoulder leading to a dramatically flared rim -

0011H: Colima Pottery Redware Tripod Saucer VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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