Sold2016Nigeria Katsina Pottery Janus Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Katsina, modern day Nigeria, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is an interesting example of a likely funerary marker made of terracotta showing two faces, one with a long goatee that calls to mind aSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient African Katsina Clay Janus Head, ex-Arnovick**Previously Listed At $350** Africa, Northeast Nigeria, Katsina, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Quite rare, an ancient Katsina terracotta janus (double-headed) figure that once belonged to a statue thatSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Katsina Clay Shrine Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Katsina, modern day Nigeria, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is a wonderfully (almost)-complete hollow clay shrine figure with a metal bracelet around one wrist. The face is expressive, with a larSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. African Dakakari Clay Grave Marker, ex-ArnovickDakakari culture, Nigeria, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. This incredible, large, hollow pottery figure shows a four-legged, horned animal (maybe a hartebeest?) with ears erect and a collar of some kindSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lot of 2 Venezuelan Pottery Figures, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Western Venezuela, Trujillo, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A pair of anthropomorphic statuettes similar in style. The smaller one is a hollow earthenware rattle. The sex of both figures is uncleSee Sold Price
Sold2015Rare Bahia Pottery Prone Figure - Ex ArnovickPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Coastal Manabi Province, Bahia, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A very rare and endearing prone female figure from the coastal Manabi Province of ancient Ecuador. She lays on her belly withSee Sold Price
Sold2023Group of 3 Bahia Pottery Standing Figures, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 3 hand-built pottery figures standing atop delineated legs, each with arms held at their sides and bulbous headdresses. TSee Sold Price
Sold2018Colima Pottery Warrior Whistling Figure, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine hand-built terracotta warrior figure standing atop delineated legs in a wide stance. Wearing a plaited skirt with several dangling ornSee Sold Price
Sold2016Greek Boeotian Pottery Horse - Ex ArnovickGreece, Tanagra, Boeotia, Geometric period, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. One of my favorites! A pottery figure in a style instantly recognizable as Greek, created from simple lines to give an abstract but immeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Tall Chancay Pottery Cuchimilco, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. This is a large, hollow made pottery figure in the classic Chancay style, showing a standing woman with wide eyes, small nose and mouth, andSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings representSee Sold Price
Sold2023Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure Goddess Astarte, ex-Arnovick**First Time At Auction** Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. A remarkable pottery figure of the goddess Astarte, displaying a stylized form with a bird-like visage. Gazing forth from wide,See Sold Price
Sold2016Nayarit Pottery Seated Warrior, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fun example of a seated warrior handmade pottery figure with exciting pigment details all the way around the body of the sculpture. Its wiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Colima Pottery Whistle w/ Large Phallus, ex-ArnovickPre-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 inSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Figure, ex-Arnovick**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a shin-length apron with an exposedSee Sold Price
Sold2016West African Bura Clay Figure Fragment, ex-ArnovickBura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large, handsome, hollow rough earthenware pottery figure showing a human with decorated arms and chest as well as hair doneSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-Arnovick**Previously Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned wSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Bura Terracotta Figure Fragment, ex-ArnovickBura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large, handsome, hollow rough earthenware pottery figure showing a human with decorated arms and chest as well as hair doneSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Chamba Clay Ritual Effigy Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Inland Nigeria, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A seated terracotta figure with outstretched arms and legs and a very expressive visage with signs of a large and perhaps open mouth. The figSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings representSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient Nok Terracotta Effigy Head, ex-Arnovick**Originally Listed at $300** New lower price! Africa, Nigeria, Katsina style, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is a terracotta head with long features and no chin; the eyes are holes, as are the nose andSee Sold Price
Sold2016Large Ancient African Katsina Terracotta Janus HeadNew lower price! Africa, Northeast Nigeria, Katsina, ca. 3rd to 9th century CE. A very rare ancient Katsina terracotta janus (double-headed) figure that once belonged to a statue that would have measuSee Sold Price
Sold2016Fine Greek Pottery Head of a Goddess, ex-ArnovickGreek Empire, ca 4th to 3rd century BCE. Lovely pottery head from a Tanagra type female figure, perhaps Aphrodite. She has her hair pulled back in a tight bun, expressive facial features including sliSee Sold Price
Sold2016Huari / Wari Anthropomorphic Pottery Jar, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari / Wari, ca. 600 to 700 CE. An anthropomorphic effigy spout bottle depicting a seated figure with finely delineated hands placed upon upraised knees and tiny feetSee Sold Price
82 Lots AwayHermann Historica GmbHA Chinese pottery figure of a kneeling warrior, Han Dynasty, circa 220 A.D.See Sold Price