Fine Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

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Fine Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping

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Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Standling Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely modeled, red slipped female figure, bare chested but wearing a skirt adorned with painted white geometric patterns, a headband,

0129C: Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Standling FemaleEst. $800-$1,200

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Olmec Stone Bloodletting Implement Depicting an Avian: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An ominous figure from violent ancient religious rituals, a carved stone bloodletting implement capped by a looming

0129D: Olmec Stone Bloodletting Implement Depicting an AvianEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Miniature Chavin Amethyst Bead - Sacred Blow Conch Form: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A stunning miniature bead, hand-carved from a violet-hued amethyst fragment with effervescent white inclusions. The form of the bead

0129E: Miniature Chavin Amethyst Bead - Sacred Blow Conch FormEst. $500-$700

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Chavin Shell Pendant - Shaman-Jaguar Transformation: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A stunning, hand-carved shell pendant depicting the transformational stage between shaman and jaguar. The pendant has a curved, oblong

0129F: Chavin Shell Pendant - Shaman-Jaguar TransformationEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Miniature Chavin Stone Janiform Helmet Pendant: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A lovely miniature pendant, hand-carved from a red-orange stone with white inclusions (brecciated jasper), a janiform piece with two

0129G: Miniature Chavin Stone Janiform Helmet PendantEst. $600-$900

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Pair of Jalisco Pottery Seated Female Sheepface Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two hand-built terracotta seated figures from the ancient Jalisco shaft-tomb culture. Both female figures are sitting with one leg tucked

0130: Pair of Jalisco Pottery Seated Female Sheepface FiguresEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Mezcala Standing Stone Variant Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. An abstract axe figure, made from a rough greenstone with bands of narrow white. The neck, legs, and marks on

0130A: Mezcala Standing Stone Variant FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Paracas Textile Polychrome Sash - Abstract Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A lengthy textile sash comprised of tightly-woven camelid fibers (alpaca or llama) in hues of auburn, citrine, and turquoise, depicting a

0130B: Paracas Textile Polychrome Sash - Abstract ZoomorphsEst. $400-$600

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Proto Nazca Camelid Wool Trophy Head / Muneca Mantle: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A remarkably large muneca fringe mantle woven from natural camelid (llama or alpaca) yarn and presenting 27 muneca (Spanish for doll)

0130C: Proto Nazca Camelid Wool Trophy Head / Muneca MantleEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Paracas 16K Gold Bracelet w/ Flying Parrots: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A stunning 16K gold bracelet hammered cut and hammered into a band and depicting four stylized parrots in flight against a stippled

0130D: Paracas 16K Gold Bracelet w/ Flying ParrotsEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ Tassel: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. An impressive necklace comprised of fifty-eight (58) terracotta spindle whorls of red and black hues - each one finely incised with

0131: Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ TasselEst. $650-$800Lot Passed

Cute Nayarit Pottery Puppy - San Sebastian Style: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic, San Sebastian style, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An adorable quadruped puppy dog with four squat legs, a bulbous body, and a tail running from behind his

0132: Cute Nayarit Pottery Puppy - San Sebastian StyleEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Nazca Polychrome Bridgehandle Double Spout Vessel: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 300 CE. A striking polychrome globular bridge-spouted vessel painted with the mythical feline decapitator god with long serpentine body to which are

0132A: Nazca Polychrome Bridgehandle Double Spout VesselEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Large Costa Rican Pottery Tripod Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya, ca. 300 to 800 CE. A tall, excellently-preserved ceramic tripod bowl with tall rattling legs, sometimes called a spider pot (after the form) or a chocolate

0132B: Large Costa Rican Pottery Tripod VesselEst. $500-$700

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Mayan Polychrome Copador Bowl: Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Mayan, Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A Copador-style bowl with the classic deep red painted band around the rim and decorated interior and exterior with pseudo-glyph human

0132C: Mayan Polychrome Copador BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Mayan Stone Seated Jaguar - Original Pigment: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. Hand-carved from a rough volcanic stone, this is a rather cuddly representation of the supposedly fierce

0132D: Mayan Stone Seated Jaguar - Original PigmentEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Mayan Stone Macrame Necklace w/ Drop Tassle: Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 300 to 900 CE. A collection of sixteen Mayan stone beads, most round or disc-shaped, with four long, cylindrical beads. All are made from a hard, polished grey,

0133: Mayan Stone Macrame Necklace w/ Drop TassleEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Extremely Rare Moche Pottery Phallic Kero in Miniature: Pre-Columbian, Peru North Coast, Moche culture, early period, ca. 100 to 450 CE. A stout mold-made phallic kero (qero, quero), a vessel for imbibing chicha (corn-based beer), in religious ceremonies

0133A: Extremely Rare Moche Pottery Phallic Kero in MiniatureEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Moche Pair of Massive 14K Gold Ear Ornaments - 55.4 g: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 300 CE. Truly a museum quality pair - these sizeable 14K gold ear ornaments depict matching portrait visages of a Mochica Lord, skillfully

0133B: Moche Pair of Massive 14K Gold Ear Ornaments - 55.4 gEst. $10,000-$15,000

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Very Rare Requay Copper Mirror Case: Pre-Columbian, northern highlands of Peru, Recuay culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A fascinating and rare mirror case, made from cast copper. The back of the piece would have once had a polished face of

0133C: Very Rare Requay Copper Mirror CaseEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Sextet of Nazca Silver Finger Rings - 8.0 g: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Six wonderful finger rings, each comprised of a thin, rounded strip of silver. One ring displays a repeating decorative register of

0133D: Sextet of Nazca Silver Finger Rings - 8.0 gEst. $500-$700

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Panamanian Blue Green Jade Bat Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Chiriqui culture, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. An incredibly-preserved pale blue-green "Olmec blue" jade bat pendant, its wings extended far out to the side, incised lines creating

0133E: Panamanian Blue Green Jade Bat PendantEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Pachacamac Textile Fragment - Incredibly Complex Design: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A beautiful, hand-woven textile comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers in a variety of colors including

0133F: Pachacamac Textile Fragment - Incredibly Complex DesignEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Maya Double Jaguar Jade Bead / Modern 18K Gold Pin: Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, jade most likely from Guatemala, ca. 500 CE. Fine bluish-green speckled jadeite carved tubular double headed jaguar bead. Beautifully carved facial features,

0134: Maya Double Jaguar Jade Bead / Modern 18K Gold PinEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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