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Precolumbian, Egyptian & Persian Antiquities
1:00 PM PT - Sep 14th, 2003

offered by
Malter Galleries Inc.

17003 Ventura Bl. Suite 205
Encino, CA 91316
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468 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A choice curled resting red ware dog with spout on dog's middle ...

1,200
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1,500
2 Lot 2

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A very attractive, red ware rattle tripod bowl. Inside of bowl w...

800
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900
3 Lot 3

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A wonderful red ware standing armadillo. With lovely glossy pati...

1,400
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1,500
4 Lot 4

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A primitive looking tripod vessel. In red slip and mostly void o...

200
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250
5 Lot 5

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A choice burnished red terracotta figure of a standing dog with ...

1,800
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2,000
6 Lot 6

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A very unusual red ware vessel in the form of a "hunchback" male...

800
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1,000
7 Lot 7

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A wonderful and rare bat vessel. Tall ceramic bowl with head, ar...

2,200
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2,500
8 Lot 8

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A ceramic in red slip of a seated man in slightly hunchback post...

800
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1,000
9 Lot 9

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A fantastic tall red ware ceramic of a seated man who holds a tr...

2,500
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2,750
10 Lot 10

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A "Janus" type crème slip incense vessel. Identical male figure...

4,500
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5,000
11 Lot 11

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. An interesting gray ware ceramic flat mask with simplistic faci...

700
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750
12 Lot 12

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A choice red ware ceramic figure of a seated stoic looking woma...

1,700
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2,000
13 Lot 13

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A lovely red ware ceramic of a standing shaman with burnished f...

1,200
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1,500
14 Lot 14

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC-250 AD. A lovely seated ceramic bare breasted woman. In crème slip, her ...

1,000
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1,200
15 Lot 15

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A red ware ceramic acrobat bowl. In typical upside down crawl p...

2,200
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2,500
16 Lot 16

Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. An attractive and glossy red ware tripod bowl with upper portio...

300
-
400
17 Lot 17

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A standing female, wearing a sarong-type garment but bare-breas...

150
-
200
18 Lot 18

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A rare scene depicting an injured man lying down on a large rec...

650
-
750
19 Lot 19

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A burnished rust colored terra cotta figure of a seated hunchb...

200
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275
20 Lot 20

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A burnished rust colored terra cotta figure of a reclining ill...

300
-
350
21 Lot 21

Western Mexico, Colima, c.200 BC - 200 AD. A standing, kilted ball-player; his shoulders are heavily pelle...

100
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200
22 Lot 22

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A seated male ceramic figure with each hand resting nicely on ...

300
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350
23 Lot 23

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A maternity scene where the seated mother hold her infant over...

1,700
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2,000
24 Lot 24

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A seated and pregnant(?) woman with long thin head. Her hands ...

3,000
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3,500
25 Lot 25

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A larger and attractive pale brown slip bowl highlighted with ...

300
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350
26 Lot 26

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A large and quite impressive seated male figure in red ware. H...

3,000
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3,500
27 Lot 27

Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A buff colored vessel in the form of a human open hand. Some c...

200
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300
28 Lot 28

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A small orange ware anthropomorphic vessel of a man with fat a...

200
-
250
29 Lot 29

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A tall and wonderful red slip ceramic of a tall seated mother ...

1,200
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1,500
30 Lot 30

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A wonderful standing burnished polychrome ceramic of a standin...

3,500
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4,000
31 Lot 31

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A standing warrior in orange ceramic. He wears typical double ...

2,200
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2,500
32 Lot 32

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A Chinesco style, a lovely red ware seated mother goddess! She...

2,000
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2,250
33 Lot 33

Western Mexico, Nayarit, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A Chinesco style, a large and wonderful red ware ceramic seate...

2,500
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2,750
34 Lot 34

Mexico, Chinesco, c.250 BC-250 AD. A seated hunchback figure with rotund body and holding small bowl with ...

1,500
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1,750
35 Lot 35

Mexico, Michoacan, c.1000 AD. A nice and attractive ceramic tripod rattle bowl painted in loud shades of ...

200
-
300
36 Lot 36

Mexico, Michoacan, c.1000 AD. An exquisite small female fertility figure in crème slip. She stand with bre...

750
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850
37 Lot 37

Mexico, Chupicuaro, c.600 - 100 BC. A crème slip figure of a standing man, his penis erect. His left hand ...

600
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700
38 Lot 38

Mexico, Chupicuaro, c.600 - 100 BC. A miniature standing pregnant woman, In yellow-crème slip she is highl...

650
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750
39 Lot 39

Mexico, Mixtec, c.1000 - 1400 BC. A truly fine face pendant of compacted light green clay featuring the lo...

400
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500
40 Lot 40

Mexico, Guerrero, c.300 - 100BC. A large grayish buff carved stone fertility goddess with incised and sim...

2,500
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3,000
41 Lot 41

Mexico, Valley of Mexico, c.500 - 1500 AD. A collection of 15 small and nice ceramic head fragments. All m...

200
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250
42 Lot 42

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. An attractive ceramic head fragment. Solemn face with smal...

300
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350
43 Lot 43

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A larger head fragment all painted in black. Simplistic fa...

2,500
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3,000
44 Lot 44

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A choice crème slip ceramic ritual urn. Standing chief or ...

4,500
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5,000
45 Lot 45

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A fantastic crème slip ceramic of a standing male dancer c...

3,000
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3,500
46 Lot 46

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A crème slip ceramic of a standing male dancer clad in ful...

4,000
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4,250
47 Lot 47

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A very nice crème slip ceramic of a standing male dancer c...

2,000
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2,250
48 Lot 48

Mexico, Veracruz, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A great ceramic crème slip standing figure with semi-smiling face! He...

2,000
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2,500
49 Lot 49

Mexico, Aztec, c. 1300-1400 AD. A lovely burnished pitcher in red ware with black linear designs in swirl...

400
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500
50 Lot 50

Western Mexico, Colonial Period, c.1500 - 1650 AD. A burnished brown terra cotta in form of a standing dev...

400
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500
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