Ancient / Ethnographic Art Spring Variety

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Spring Variety

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Antiquities, Ancient and Ethnographic art from around the world, featuring art from Greece, Egypt, the Near and Far East, the Roman Empire, along with Pre-Columbian and Native American art and artifacts from the ancient Americas. As we always do for our Variety auctions, whatever your collecting interest and budget you will find all levels of treasures to tempt you. Whether adding a missing piece to an existing collection, or just looking to pick up a few affordable examples to start a new collection, our Variety sale is the perfect place to buy authentic examples at truly exceptional pricing.

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Colima / Comala Standing Redware Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Comala Style, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Standing pottery figure, nude aside from loincloth, incised with elaborate geometric decoration, and headband. The figure

0123: Colima / Comala Standing Redware FigureEst. $800-$1,500

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Lg Nayarit Male Figure, Emaciated Form: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE. A Nayarit seated male figure, with thin arms and upraised legs, his spine showing through the skin on his back. Nude aside from a plaited

0124: Lg Nayarit Male Figure, Emaciated FormEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Rare Pre-Columbian Tairona Anthropomorphic Bead: Colombia, Tairona, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. Fun red stone bead in the form of a standing transformational figure. Features mostly human, but ears certainly looking animal in nature. Szie: 1-1/4"H (3

0124A: Rare Pre-Columbian Tairona Anthropomorphic BeadEst. $300-$500

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Pre-Columbian Tairona Stone Pendant - Eagle: Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. Lovely stone carving of an eagle. Nicely carved in red stone in the form of an eagle with its wings spread, large raised breast, drilled bi-conically

0124B: Pre-Columbian Tairona Stone Pendant - EagleEst. $500-$700

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Colima Redware Tripod Bowl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE-250 CE. Redware terracotta tripod bowl with black painted design all around. Incised geometric design on the inside bottom. Unusual scattered

0124C: Colima Redware Tripod BowlEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Rare Veracruz Incensario - Human Head: Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz, Mexico, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Very unusual pottery braizer, heavy molded with wide flat bowl attached over the of a human decorated in heavy black bitumen. Used for burning

0124D: Rare Veracruz Incensario - Human HeadEst. $600-$800

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Mayan Copador Polychrome Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Copador, Late Classic period, ca. 750-950 CE. Deep and colorful bowl painted in hues of red, black, and orange with impressive iconographic program. In the interior the

0124E: Mayan Copador Polychrome BowlEst. $600-$800

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Mayan Pottery Whistle - Crocodile/Alligator: Pre-Columbian, Maya Heartland, Guatemala or Mexico, Mayan culture, ca. 600-900 CE. Mayan terracotta whistle in the form of an alligator or crocodile. Linked with the earth, crocodiles and

0124F: Mayan Pottery Whistle - Crocodile/AlligatorEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Mayan Pottery Whistle - Turtle Form: Pre-Columbian, Maya Heartland, Guatemala or Mexico, Mayan culture, ca. 600-900 CE. Mayan terracotta mold-made turtle whistle with a repousse carved detailed design on its back. Turtle imagery was

0124G: Mayan Pottery Whistle - Turtle FormEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Vera Cruz Smiling Pottery Sonriente Head: Pre-Columbian, Gulf of Mexico, Remojadas, Veracruz, ca. 600-800 CE. A hollow form, terracotta effigy head from a full figure. He wears a headdress adorned with a stylized geometric motif on his

0124H: Vera Cruz Smiling Pottery Sonriente HeadEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Veracruz Nopiloa Rattle - Priestess Headdress: Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz Mexico, Nopiloa, ca. 550-950 CE. Kaolin slipped pottery rattle depicting a standing priestess adorned with a long cape with a headdress holding a small child. Nopiloan art

0124J: Veracruz Nopiloa Rattle - Priestess HeaddressEst. $750-$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Hunchback Seated Figure, White Slip: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco culture, ca. 100 BCE - 250 CE. Hunch back solid pottery seated figure having a white slip surface with medium brown/red painted highlights. The figure is adorned

0124K: Jalisco Hunchback Seated Figure, White SlipEst. $650-$800Lot Passed

Vera Cruz Napliloa Priestess with Child Rattle: Pre-Columbian, Veracruz Mexico, Napiloa, ca. 550-950 CE. Kaolin slipped molded pottery rattle depicting a standing priestess. Adorned with a fanciful hairstyle and necklace, she holds a small child

0124L: Vera Cruz Napliloa Priestess with Child RattleEst. $800-$900Lot Passed

Quimbaya Seated Male Retablo Figure: Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, ca. 1000 CE. Solid buff terracotta seated male figure with closed eyes as if in prayer or trance, both hands placed upon upraised knees. The figure is

0124M: Quimbaya Seated Male Retablo FigureEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Mayan Terracotta Whistle - Owl Form: Pre-Columbian, Maya Heartland, Guatemala or Mexico, Mayan culture, ca. 600-900 CE. A standing owl whistle, mold made with a beautiful, engrossing expression and outspread wings. The owl was widely

0124N: Mayan Terracotta Whistle - Owl FormEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Mezcala Green Stone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, ca. 100 BCE. Carved green stone standing anthropomorphic figure with hands positioned over abdominal region and deep incised markings via the Mezcala string-cut technique to

0124P: Mezcala Green Stone Axe GodEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Whistle - Dancer Form: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE - 200 CE. Terracotta whistle in the form of a dancer, an expressive sculpture with an anthropomorphic head, holding a rattle in each hand.

0124Q: Colima Whistle - Dancer FormEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Mayan Terracotta Whistle - Rabbit Form: Pre-Columbian, Maya Heartland, Guatemala or Mexico, Mayan Culture, 600-900 CE. A Mayan pottery whistle in the form of an adorable seated rabbit whistle with remains of Maya blue pigment on the

0124R: Mayan Terracotta Whistle - Rabbit FormEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Large Veracruz Standing Warrior Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A very large and showy standing warrior! Despite his several shortcomings, this is still one nice piece of ancient pottery! In terracotta,

0124S: Large Veracruz Standing Warrior FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Mayan Polychrome Pedestal Bowl - Jaguar Motif: Pre-Columbian, Mayan culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A large deep circular shallow bowl on four raised legs, all decorated in polychrome hues of red, black, and cream. The star of this decorative

0124T: Mayan Polychrome Pedestal Bowl - Jaguar MotifEst. $1,600-$2,000Lot Passed

Colima Double Snake Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Created by this shaft tomb culture, a hollow terracotta vessel with wide rim in the form of two snakes with incised facial details

0124U: Colima Double Snake VesselEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Colorful Mayan Copador Cylinder: Pre-Columbian, Western Honduras, Mayan, Copador, Late Classic Period, ca. 750-950 CE. Likely used for the ceremonial cocoa drink, terracotta vessel painted in a lovely polychrome of red, tan, and

0124V: Colorful Mayan Copador CylinderEst. $2,000-$2,500

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Moche Atl Atl with Serpent: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100-500 CE. A wooden atl atl with copper and bronze fittings depicting a serpent and anthropomorphic figure tied to a wooden shaft. This atlatl is in the

0124W: Moche Atl Atl with SerpentEst. $2,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Mayan Polychrome Ritual Cylinder: Pre-Columbian, West Honduras, Copan, Mayan, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 CE. Bold and quite large ceremonial vessel with hand painted polychrome surface in hues of orange, tan, brown and red

0124Y: Mayan Polychrome Ritual CylinderEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

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