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Egyptian Graeco-Roman Mosaic Glass Inlays - Pornoboskos

Chinese Western Zhou Bronze "Jue" Wine Vessel

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Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana

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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront farmhouse known as "The Homestead," which was built in 1735. An aristocratic family hailing from Holland, the Van Wycks played a prominent role in American history. Several members of the Van Wyck family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and held important political offices.

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Olmec Incised Calixtlahuaca Ware Vessel, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec period, Tlatilco people, Tlapacoya, ca. 1250 to 800 BCE. An important and incredibly preserved incised vase from the Calixtlahuaca ware tradition. The vase is buff

0121C: Olmec Incised Calixtlahuaca Ware Vessel, TL TestedEst. $8,000-$12,500Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Face Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A lovely and petite pendant carved from mottled sage-green stone with dense dark-green and orange-brown inclusions. The

0122: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Face PendantEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Signed Japanese Edo Steel Wakizashi w/ Kotagana: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A beautiful wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a scabbard (saya) made of lacquered (urushi) wood with a silver cap (kojiri) and a gilded (23%)

0122A: Signed Japanese Edo Steel Wakizashi w/ KotaganaEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Preclassic Maya Stone Transformational Being: Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, late Preclassic, ca. 400 BCE to 250 CE. A fascinating, large, pale sandstone sculpture depicting a shaman in the act of transformation into a sacred jaguar; between

0122B: Preclassic Maya Stone Transformational BeingEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Pendant - Turtle: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A charming pendant, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with beige and forest-green inclusions, depicting a small turtle.

0123: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Pendant - TurtleEst. $400-$600

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Large Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Head / Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A lovely head of a highly-abstract form, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with light inclusions. The minimalist

0124: Large Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Head / MasketteEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Superb Chontal Greenstone Mask - Collected Before 1935: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A beautiful face mask of an oblong rectangular form, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with

0124A: Superb Chontal Greenstone Mask - Collected Before 1935Est. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Seated Monkey Whistle: Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A charming whistle in the form of a seated monkey wearing a large necklace with a hanging pectoral that lies in relief on his chest. The monkey has

0125: Maya Pottery Seated Monkey WhistleEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Maya Jaina Terracotta Figural Rattle: Pre-Columbian, Jaina / Campeche Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A mold-made, fascinating standing human figure, its body hollow to make a rattle that is still functional! The

0125A: Maya Jaina Terracotta Figural RattleEst. $400-$600

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Maya Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Avian Figures: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl resting on a concave base. The entire bowl is presented with a pale-orange ground, and a solid stripe

0125B: Maya Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Avian FiguresEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Fine Maya Jadeite Stone Face Amulet: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pendant depicting an abstract face, hand-carved from polished forest-green jade. The

0126: Fine Maya Jadeite Stone Face AmuletEst. $800-$1,200

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Maya Peten Polychrome Footed Bowl, ex-Sotheby’s: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A thin walled ceramic bowl with polychrome motifs ringing the exterior showing two prone human figures

0126A: Maya Peten Polychrome Footed Bowl, ex-Sotheby’sEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Maya Jadeite Amulet - Abstract Face: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An intriguing hand-carved jade amulet depicting an abstract face of a human or creature. The expressive

0127: Maya Jadeite Amulet - Abstract FaceEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Maya Jadeite Bead Necklace w/ Face Amulet: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful ensemble of fifteen hand-carved jadeite beads of spherical and discoid forms. The central

0128: Maya Jadeite Bead Necklace w/ Face AmuletEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Huge Maya Greenstone Earspool: Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A massive pale greenstone ear spool with a concave, round shape and an elongated conical hollow plug, pierced through in two places on one

0129: Huge Maya Greenstone EarspoolEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Maya Terracotta Seated Female Whistle: Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A mold-made terracotta seated female whistle figure. Clearly a lady of importance, she is highly decorated - wearing a grand headdress, large

0129A: Maya Terracotta Seated Female WhistleEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

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Large Mixtec Pottery Bowl - Feathered Serpent w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A large, round-bottomed ceramic vessel with a wide, flaring mouth. The interior is painted a darker orange-brown, with a red ring

0129B: Large Mixtec Pottery Bowl - Feathered Serpent w/ TLEst. $1,000-$1,400

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Rare Chavin Textile Fragment - Staff God: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 500 BCE. A lovely textile fragment composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of wheat, coffee, and forest-green. Illustrated

0130: Rare Chavin Textile Fragment - Staff GodEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Archaic Pre-Chavin Stone Idol - Mother and Child: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Archaic pre-dating Chavin, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. Skillfully carved from a single hard brownstone of warm golden hues with black and russet inclusions, an intriguing idol of a

0130A: Archaic Pre-Chavin Stone Idol - Mother and ChildEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Proto Nazca Textile Head Ornaments: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine set of two ornamental textile head wraps composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers. The longer wrap

0131: Lot of 2 Proto Nazca Textile Head OrnamentsEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Rare Chavin Incised Sodalite Drug Mortars (5): Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A beautiful set of deep, deep blue - almost black - sodalite drug mortars, each a small cylindrical vessel with a wider band

0131A: Rare Chavin Incised Sodalite Drug Mortars (5)Est. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Paracas Bone Drug Spatula w/ Snake Motif & Bird Finial: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 BCE. Created from a human thighbone, a spatula used for hallucinogenic rituals. On the convex side of the spatula is an engraved serpent comprised of dotted

0131B: Paracas Bone Drug Spatula w/ Snake Motif & Bird FinialEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Rare Paracas Wood and Fiber Atl Atl w/ Face Finial: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Late Paracas, ca. 100 BCE. his atlatl departs from the characteristic Peruvian style, a shortish rod with an attached hook, and a hook-like decorative projection at

0131C: Rare Paracas Wood and Fiber Atl Atl w/ Face FinialEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Moche I Creamware Stirrup Vessel w/ Stingrays: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 BCE to 100 CE. An elegant bi-chrome stirrup vessel, its body decorated with a register of running diamond-shaped panels filled with abstract stingray

0132: Moche I Creamware Stirrup Vessel w/ StingraysEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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