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Fine Egyptian Painted Gesso Cedar Mummy Mask

Matched Pair Chancay Pottery Standing Figures

Large Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse w/ TL

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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal,Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more!

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0103: Huge Matched Pair of Woolly Mammoth Molars - Rare!Est. $2,400-$3,600

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Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Mandible Section w/ Tooth: North America or Siberia, late Pleistocene Epoch, ca. 129,000 to 11,700 years ago. A beautiful section of a mandible from an adult Woolly Mammoth (Mammathus primigenius) showing lustrous brown and

0103A: Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Mandible Section w/ ToothEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Polished Megalodon Tooth with Barnacles: Prehistoric, Miocene to Pliocene period, ca. 28 to 3.6 million years ago. A robust polished Megalodon tooth adorned with natural growths of white barnacles on the root area of the tooth from

0105: Polished Megalodon Tooth with BarnaclesEst. $800-$1,200

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Huge Fossilized Megalodon Tooth: Ancient Seas, ca. 2 million years ago. A massive shark tooth with a warm sepia coloration and striations from the fossilization process. The enamel is lightly polished to pleasant smoothness, and the

0105A: Huge Fossilized Megalodon ToothEst. $800-$1,200

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Large Fossilized Megalodon Tooth: Ancient Seas, ca. 2 million years ago. A lustrous megalodon tooth with grey and brown striations on the enamel and root area due to the process of fossilization. The enamel is polished, revealing a

0105B: Large Fossilized Megalodon ToothEst. $800-$1,200

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Ornithomimus Dinosaur Claw - Very Rare: North America, Cretaceous period, approximately 75 million years ago. A fossilized claw from an Ornithomimus dinosaur, a feathered, winged dinosaur said to have resembled an ostrich recovered from

0106: Ornithomimus Dinosaur Claw - Very RareEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Fine Fossilized Edmontosaurus Dental Battery Section: North America, Montana, late Cretaceous period, ca. 70 to 65.5 million years ago. A rare and incredibly well-preserved section of a dental battery from a duck-billed dinosaur known as an

0106A: Fine Fossilized Edmontosaurus Dental Battery SectionEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Large Russian Seymchan Meteorite Slice w/ Olivine: Eastern Europe, Russia, southeastern Magadan Region, Seymchan, found ca. 1967 CE. A gorgeous slice of the highly stable and rust resistant pallasite Seymchan meteorite composed of primarily iron with

0107: Large Russian Seymchan Meteorite Slice w/ OlivineEst. $2,500-$3,500

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2 Canyon Diablo Arizona Meteorites - Slab & Whole: North America, United States, central/northeastern Arizona, Canyon Diablo, Barringer Crater site, ca. 50,000 years ago. A fabulous pair of meteorite fragments from the Barringer Crater site in Canyon

0107A: 2 Canyon Diablo Arizona Meteorites - Slab & WholeEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

0107B: Fine Campo del Cielo Meteorite SlabEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Gibeon Meteorite Knife w/ Dinosaur Bone Handle: Africa, Namibia, fall dates to prehistoric times, meteorite discovered by Captain J.E. Alexander, ca. 1838 CE; dinosaur bone is millions of years old. A gorgeous and unique knife with a short blade

0108: Gibeon Meteorite Knife w/ Dinosaur Bone HandleEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Very Rare Huge Opal Ammolite, Bitten by Mosasaur: North America, Alberta, Canada, upper-Cretaceous period, 70 to 75 million years ago. A huge ammolite - a fossilized shell of an extinct sea creature known as an ammonite, that is only found in the

0109: Very Rare Huge Opal Ammolite, Bitten by MosasaurEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Olmec Terracotta Figure of a Seated Baby TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and the ends of the arms resting on chubby thighs. The

0110: Olmec Terracotta Figure of a Seated Baby TL TestedEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Remarkably Rare Composite Chontal Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. An extremely rare 4-piece carved stone figure from this early Messo-American culture. Head, body and two feet carved seprately but

0110B: Remarkably Rare Composite Chontal Stone FigureEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Lidded Cache Vessel w/ Deity: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A fabulous, hand-built pottery vessel with a matching lid and body of the style found in buried Maya caches.

0110C: Maya Pottery Lidded Cache Vessel w/ DeityEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Fine Olmec Jade Figural Vessel w/ Traces of Cinnabar: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1200 to 550 BCE. A lovely jar of a squat, ovoid form, hand-carved from mottled yellow-green jade with beige and citrine inclusions. The

0110D: Fine Olmec Jade Figural Vessel w/ Traces of CinnabarEst. $3,200-$4,800Lot Passed

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Maya Jade Bead Necklace w/ Gold Beads: Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A gorgeous necklace comprised of eleven jade beads - each one hand-cut, hand-drilled, and hand-polished - arranged in a

0110E: Maya Jade Bead Necklace w/ Gold BeadsEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Maya Jaina Pottery Standing Warrior Figure, ex-Komor: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A stunning example of a hand-built pottery warrior with finely preserved

0111: Maya Jaina Pottery Standing Warrior Figure, ex-KomorEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Maya Basalt Mountain Goat Head - Von Winning COA: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Classic Period, Maya, ca. 250 to 900 CE. Finely carved from basalt, the head of a baby goat with petite horns; long drooping ears with incised scroll motifs along the lower

0111A: Maya Basalt Mountain Goat Head - Von Winning COAEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Rare / Fine Guerrero Mezcala Stone Lizard Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. An incredibly rare example of a highly stylized lizard effigy, hand-carved from mottled dark grey stone with

0111B: Rare / Fine Guerrero Mezcala Stone Lizard EffigyEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

Striking Guerrero Chontal Stone Mask Amazing Veining!: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A gorgeous face mask of an oblong form, hand-carved from an attractive stone of deep grey-green

0111C: Striking Guerrero Chontal Stone Mask Amazing Veining!Est. $11,000-$16,500Lot Passed

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Tall Maya Stone Post Jaguar Holding Maize, ex-Museum: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Chiapas region, Izapa Ruins, Maya culture, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. An incredibly rare fragmentary example of a hand-carved volcanic stone border

0111D: Tall Maya Stone Post Jaguar Holding Maize, ex-MuseumEst. $11,000-$16,500

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Rare Maya Stucco Stone Wind Deity, Ex Denver Museum: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Campeche or Chiapas, Mayan Territories, Classic Period, ca. 400 to 900 CE. A hand carved anthropomorphic stone and stucco head of the Maya wind deity, Ik' K'uh,

0111E: Rare Maya Stucco Stone Wind Deity, Ex Denver MuseumEst. $4,500-$6,500Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Cache Vessel Abstract Portrait: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya culture, Classic period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A sizable cache vessel built by hand from orange-red pottery with a slightly concave base, tall

0111F: Maya Pottery Cache Vessel Abstract PortraitEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot Passed

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