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Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ Art Loss Cert.

Mayan Polychrome Cylinder - 3 Lords in Jaguar Costumes

12th C. Indian Black Stone Stele - Parvati w/ Peahen

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Marajoara Massive Terracotta Urn Fragment: Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A large fragment from a massive ceramic funerary urn. This represents much of the neck of the vessel, with a protruding anthropomorphic

0026A: Marajoara Massive Terracotta Urn FragmentEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Large Costa Rican Stone Tripod Metate: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Hand-carved from a single piece of grey volcanic stone, this is a large ceremonial metate. The edges are decorated with conical,

0026B: Large Costa Rican Stone Tripod MetateEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Panamanian Cocle Polychrome Jar w/ Human Head: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Grand Cocle, ca. 500 to 900 CE. We have certainly handled many a trophy head vessel; however, examples created by the ancients of Panama are not very common.

0026C: Panamanian Cocle Polychrome Jar w/ Human HeadEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Marajoara Terracotta Urn with Owl Woman: Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A rare, surviving ceramic figural urn in the form of a Janus-faced woman with owl-like features. Her eyes, beak-like nose, mouth, ears

0028: Marajoara Terracotta Urn with Owl WomanEst. $7,000-$10,000

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Sican 14K Gold Crown w/ Running Jaguars in Repousse: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Sican, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A gold crown made from hammered 14K gold sheet presenting a rich iconographic program featuring six running jaguars and surrounding Naymlap the Emperor

0028A: Sican 14K Gold Crown w/ Running Jaguars in RepousseEst. $5,500-$7,500

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Trio of Miniature Cocle Pottery Footed Plates, ex-Sonin: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A wonderful ensemble of three highly-burnished pottery plates, each with a flared footed base, a thick pedestal neck, a shallow basin, and a

0028B: Trio of Miniature Cocle Pottery Footed Plates, ex-SoninEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Pair of Sican 16KT Gold and Silver Birds: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with hammered 16KT sheet gold covering

0028C: Pair of Sican 16KT Gold and Silver BirdsEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

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Published Pair of Matching Panamanian Incensarios: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Chiriqui, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A matched pair of meticulously hand-built bichrome pottery incensarios, both featuring an elaborate lid of a conical form with a finial in the

0028D: Published Pair of Matching Panamanian IncensariosEst. $7,000-$9,000

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Very Rare Chucu Inca Ceramic Plaque - People & Alpacas: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A rare, striking plaque, made from a deliberately broken fragment of a ceramic vessel. It is painted with alternating

0028E: Very Rare Chucu Inca Ceramic Plaque - People & AlpacasEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Very Rare Chucu Inca Terracotta Plaque: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A very rare, beautiful ceramic plaque, trapezoidal in form, with a checkerboard-style series of motifs - horizontally,

0028F: Very Rare Chucu Inca Terracotta PlaqueEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Sican Copper Hammered Mask: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. An incredible mask made of hammered copper, with small pierced holes around the edges for affixing it.

0028G: Sican Copper Hammered MaskEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Chimu 14K Gold Bowl, ex-Sotheby's - XRF Tested: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 900 to 1430 CE. A 14K gold bowl, intricately decorated in repousse, the composition comprised of four sections featuring monkeys, birds, and felines with

0029: Chimu 14K Gold Bowl, ex-Sotheby's - XRF TestedEst. $9,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Huari 16K Gold Double Plume - Two Faces: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive 16K gold tupu, a pin used to close a tunic, made for hammered 16K gold sheet and depicting a double plume with visages

0029A: Huari 16K Gold Double Plume - Two FacesEst. $5,500-$8,000Lot Passed

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Large Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Oval Stone Head: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic watershed region, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An intriguing variant of a human "trophy" head, hand-carved from very large stone, strongly rendered with a

0029B: Large Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Oval Stone HeadEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Chancay Wooden Loom Stick w/ Lord: Pre-Columbian, Chancay, modern day Peru, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A tall wooden loom stick topped by a hand-carved, idealized image of a standing lord. He stands atop a drum-like base, and has almond

0029C: Chancay Wooden Loom Stick w/ LordEst. $1,000-$1,400

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Rare Chancay Painted Wood Mask / Panel: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A dramatic wooden mask, carved in high relief from an integral rectangular panel with eight perforations - four above and four

0030: Rare Chancay Painted Wood Mask / PanelEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Taino Stone Spherolith: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. Ball-courts

0030A: Taino Stone SpherolithEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Chiriqui Pottery Vessel - Janus Headed Creature Handle: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica/Panama, Chiriqui, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A wonderful brownware pottery vessel with a rattle filled handleadorned at one end by a wide-eyed, large snouted (with flaring

0030B: Chiriqui Pottery Vessel - Janus Headed Creature HandleEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Rare Tairona Shell Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 CE. A breathtaking shell ornament created by the Tairona peoples, an ancient and now extinct culture of Colombia, depicting a bird in a

0030C: Rare Tairona Shell PectoralEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Panamanian Chiriqui Stone Metate - Jaguar Form: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Chiriqui, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A jaguar metate, hand-carved from a single piece of volcanic stone. The metate has a broad back, slightly concave, forming a grinding surface. It

0031: Panamanian Chiriqui Stone Metate - Jaguar FormEst. $8,000-$10,000

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Casas Grandes Ramos Pottery Polychrome Jar: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, Ramos style, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A beautiful coil-made, hand-painted polychrome Casas Grandes pottery bowl with a round yet stable base, wide spherical

0031A: Casas Grandes Ramos Pottery Polychrome JarEst. $500-$700

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Moche Gilded Copper Collar w/ Bird Motifs Shell Eyes: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An incredible copper collar made from two curved segments with two thin copper straps holding them together at their center. Eight repousse motifs

0031B: Moche Gilded Copper Collar w/ Bird Motifs Shell EyesEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Chimu Pottery Stirrup Spout Vessel - Llama Form: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. An adorable hand-built terracotta redware vessel depicting a llama with its legs crossed and bound in front of it; in addition, the mammal

0031C: Chimu Pottery Stirrup Spout Vessel - Llama FormEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Rare / Fine Aztec Stone Pumpkin or Cacao Pod: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1520 CE. A beautiful sculpture depicting a pumpkin, squash, or quite possibly a cacao pod - skillfully carved from a beige

0031D: Rare / Fine Aztec Stone Pumpkin or Cacao PodEst. $2,500-$3,500

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