Valdivian Greenstone Hand Axe Head

**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

**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

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, 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

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

**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

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 $275** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian/Shillacoto-Wairajirca culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fine group of 5 miniature votive hand axe heads carved from mottled stone of eith

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian / Shillacoto-Wairajirca culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fine group of 5 miniature votive hand axe heads carved from mottled stone of ei

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 fabulous axe head hand-carved from mottled stone of dark green color with beige inclusions; one side is lighter than the other. The a

**Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fabulous axe head hand-carved from jade with a mottled coloration of black, grey, and white; a rounded

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, Central Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A beautiful utilitarian axe head, hand-carved from a single piece of mottled green stone with beige and black inclusions, all hand-polishe

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A nice example of a sweeping axe head that is hand-carved from mottled grass green stone with beautiful dark gray, beige, and cream veinin

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A beautiful axe head of unusual and sturdy form that is hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with dark gray, khaki, cream, and dark g

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A beautiful axe head made for ritual use, hand-carved from a single piece of mottled green stone with black inclusions, all hand-polished

**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

Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A wonderful and rare example of a hand axe head that is hand-carved and pecked from mottled dark gray stone with red, cream, and l

Greenstone axe head, 3 x 5 inches, 5 varied spear points: 6 inch Clovis point, TN, 5 1/4 inch Agate or Chalcedony point, 3 inch multi colored Point, 3.5 inch , and 2.5 inch Folsom

**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, 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

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine stone celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared corners