Valdivian Greenstone Ceremonial Hand Axe

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A lovely greenstone hand axe or celt that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared corners,

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone hand axe of minimalist, utilitarian form bearing hues of forest green and light gray. The celt was formed by pe

**Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine greenstone celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared co

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A sturdy hand axe head that is hand-carved from mottled forest green stone with dark gray and faint russet in

Pre-Columbian Taino of Ciboney peoples, Dominican Republic, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely celt, or ceremonial hand axe, hand-carved from a green stone with dark inclusions. The petaloid axe has a thin

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely ceremonial hand axe known as a celt, hand-carved from mottled emerald-green hardstone with dark inclus

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A very large axe head hand-carved from stone of gray-green hues with a mottled coloration, a rounded blade and slightly incurved sides

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1520 CE. A beautiful ceremonial axe head, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with black and dark-brown inclusions. The axe has an oblon

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A beautiful axe head that is hand-carved from soft, olive-green stone. The composition includes a pair of protruding handles, a sturdy

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Ibarra, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fine axehead, hand-carved from a greenstone with a mottled coloration of gray and green. The blade features a curved tip, and

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. An intriguing hatchet-sized axe carved from mottled emerald-green stone with dark inclusions. The tool has a cylindri

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Early to Late Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A beautiful greenstone ceremonial axe or gorget with a T-shaped profile, r

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fabulous axe head hand-carved from mottled stone of dark green color with beige inclusions; one side is lighter than the other. The a

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A lovely hand axe known as a "celt," hand-carved from a mottled emerald green stone with light and dark inclusions. The tool ha

Northern Europe, possibly British Isles, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A dark green stone hand axe of simple form, with an unsharpened blade and a rounded butt. The polished hand axe is part

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A beautiful dark green stone celt (hand axe) with an incised design of a human head wearing a serpent's head - or possibly being de

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A large and pretty example of a hand-carved greenstone axe god of the Type M-22 that presents with abstract anthro

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god pendant, so called because scholars believe these figures were carved from repurposes axe

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god pendant of characteristically abstract form. The minimalist figure bears a t

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved greenstone axe head with hues of sage, forest, khaki, cream, slate, and smoke. The tool exhibits a lengthy, sweeping blade e

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god with abstract anthropomorphic features: delineated

**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god of unusual form bearing protruding hands, a trapez

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 BCE. COLOSSAL, MONUMENTAL, ENORMOUS, a ceremonial jadeite celt (axe), skillfully hand-carved from blue-green jadeite with mottled sage gree

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 BCE. An elegant ceremonial jadeite celt (axe), skillfully hand-carved from blue-green jadeite with mottled sage green inclusions. The jadei