Loud / Terrifying Aztec Pottery Death Whistle

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. In my career spanning 30+ years this is the first and only authentic example of an Aztec death whistle I have ever held in my hands. Rarer tha

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Pre-Aztec (before 13th century) from the Tlaxcala and Puebla area of central Mexico, glazed pottery, some with decorative glaze and bird finials and faces, whistles and flutes, largest L:6.5 inches x

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A pottery humanoid form that depicts a de-fleshed man with remaining musculature and genitalia. The disembodied head presents with

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1521 CE. A truly remarkable pottery dish presenting a shallow basin and impressively thin walls that flare outwards to an annular rim, all sitting upon three

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic ceramic whistle in the form of a ballplayer, shown wearing a heavy yoke, with the body decorated with a

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A mold-formed pottery maskette depicting the face of Xipe Totec, the Aztec god of agriculture, deadly warfare, and the earth whose name mea

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A mold-pressed stamp seal of an ovoid form with a pinched tab-shaped handle on the verso. The stamp face displays

Peters & Reed Pottery Company, Zanesville, Ohio, USA. Arts & Crafts era large pedestal from the Moss Aztec art pottery line in which a terracotta pottery vessel is applied with a verde accent, giving

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating ceramic whistle in the form of a seated man wearing a large round pectoral, two huge round earrings, and a crest

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. An impressive hand-built whistle vessel comprised of 4 gourd-shaped chambers with a towering, conical spout rising from o

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE/CE. Very rare and very attractive pottery whistle in the form of a dancer. Legs and arms spread wide, rattle in each hand, applied loin-cloth and long s

Pre-Columbian Flute with avian theme, Aztec, Valley of Mexico, CE 1345-1521, buff earthenware with deep red paint. The four hole flute with a long beaked avian theme, made for ritual purpose and in ve

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating terracotta whistle in the form of a human-bodied god with a long s

PRECOLUMBIAN BIRD EFFIGY POTTERY WHISTLE FROM MEXICO

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed whistle in the form of a standing skeletal simian. The haunting creature presents holding a rat

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Definitely a conversation starter: a hollow pottery figure that functions as a whistle and is dominated by an enormous phallus. The artist in

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. So rare, this fine pottery whistle represents a miniature seated redware shaman! He wears the classic shaman's horn on his forehead and a fan

Ancient Pre Columbian Aztec Pottery Polychrome Tripod Plate Post classic Mexico, circa 1100 A.D. to 1450 AD. An attractive deep bowl on three raised feet, decorated in a handsome and bold geometric pa

Three Pre-Columbian Figural Pottery Whistles, c. 500-900 CE. Including 1) Mayan Figural Whistle, Mexico, c. 600-900 CE; Provenance: Minerva Gallery , Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 16, 2015, Lot 214. [C

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating whistle in the form of a monkey-like figure with anthropomorphic details, including a round, brimmed cap, a bowl held in one hand,

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco to Aztec culture, ca. 300 BCE to 1500 CE. A large collection of 76 pottery spindle whorls for spinning maguey and c

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figurine depicting a standing anthropomorphic figure wearing a simple loincloth and headband. The figure is adorned with

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Middle Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. A charming pottery stirrup whistle vessel displaying a cuboid body, a co