Ancient | Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Figural Pendant

Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood and Hide Tinya Drum

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Ancient | Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Aztec Redware Incensario - Openwork, Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A wonderful terracotta incensario comprised of an openwork olla presenting abstract geometric motifs with a tastefully flared rim,

0115D: Aztec Redware Incensario - Openwork, Geometric MotifsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Aztec Bi-Chrome Pedestal Cup: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1300 to 1521 CE. A beautiful hand-built pottery cup covered with an orange slip and black decorative motifs. The vessel rests on a wide and follow pedestal

0115E: Aztec Bi-Chrome Pedestal CupEst. $600-$900

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Veracruz Pottery Articulated Figure, ex Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 900 CE. An amazing molded terracotta standing figure with separately made articulated arms. The ancients would have

0116: Veracruz Pottery Articulated Figure, ex Sotheby'sEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Veracruz Pottery Sonriente Figure: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A remarkable terracotta sonriente (smiling face) of sizable form depicting a standing child with arms extended outward.

0117: Veracruz Pottery Sonriente FigureEst. $1,900-$2,850Lot Passed

Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady Figure: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A petite and charming hand-built pottery Pretty Lady with ample hips and pointed breasts. Her visage is comprised of impressed eyes,

0117A: Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Guerrero Xalitla Pottery Standing Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Xalitla culture, ca. 1200 to 900 BCE. A hand-built pottery male figure standing atop delineated legs adorned with ankle cuffs. The man presents nude save for a

0117B: Guerrero Xalitla Pottery Standing Male FigureEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Zapotec Pottery Incensario of a Deity: Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, ca. 600 to 800 CE. An intricately rendered terracotta incensario in the form of a seated deity, with an open cylindrical receptacle

0118: Zapotec Pottery Incensario of a DeityEst. $1,500-$1,800

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Lot of 3 Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Earspools: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala culture, ca. 700 BCE to 650 CE. A lovely ensemble of three hand-carved greenstone earspools/ear plugs presenting in mottled hues of cream, celadon, and forest

0119: Lot of 3 Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone EarspoolsEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

La Aguada Stone Bird Effigy Pipe: Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina, La Aguada/Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A wonderful example of a smoking pipe, hand-carved from gray stone with dark grey inclusions, skillfully

0119A: La Aguada Stone Bird Effigy PipeEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Hooded Bottle w/ Human Face TL'd: Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 520 to 1020 CE. A remarkable coil-made pottery vessel in a form best described as the "human-head" hooded bottle. The rotund dish presents a

0120: Mississippian Pottery Hooded Bottle w/ Human Face TL'dEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Large Native American Mississippian Knapped Stone Tool: North America, United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large hand-knapped chert stone tool with a wide cutting edge and a narrow butt end. The chert has

0120A: Large Native American Mississippian Knapped Stone ToolEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Native American Archaic Eastern Woodland Bannerstone: Native American, Southern United States, Cooper County Missouri, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A fine example of a bannerstone preform, a weight for an atlatl, with a raised

0120B: Native American Archaic Eastern Woodland BannerstoneEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Guro Painted Wood Female Gu Mask: West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A remarkable hand-carved wooden mask representing idealized female beauty known as a "gu". Boasting a lustrous burnish over a

0121: Early 20th C. Guro Painted Wood Female Gu MaskEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Three 19th C. Nigerian Brass Manilla Currency Bracelets: West Africa, Nigeria, ca. 19th century CE. A fine trio of brass bracelets known as manilla, which were used as currency pieces. Each piece is torq shaped, with a small opening. The largest features

0121A: Three 19th C. Nigerian Brass Manilla Currency BraceletsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle Mask: West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask). The highly-stylized

0121B: Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle MaskEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Liberia Grebo Wood Mask: Western Africa, Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, Grebo culture, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask with a round chin and flat brow. The abstract visage includes rectangular holes for eyes

0121C: Early 20th C. Liberia Grebo Wood MaskEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Pair of Early 20th C. Kuba Wooden Initiation Figures: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine set of two stylized male and female anthropomorphic initiation figures, each hand-carved from soft

0121D: Pair of Early 20th C. Kuba Wooden Initiation FiguresEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Late 19th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff - Amos Lafia: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an Ose Shango, attributed to the studio of the artist Amos Lafia from Adi Aro,

0122: Late 19th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff - Amos LafiaEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare 20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood Panel: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salampasu peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An exceedingly rare example of a carved wooden wall plaque bearing an expressive and highly stylized

0122A: Rare 20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood PanelEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Nigerian Igbo Afikpo Wood Mask: Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, Afikpo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved and painted Mma Ji face mask traditionally used in Okumkpa performances in the Igbo village of Afikpo of

0122B: Early 20th C. Nigerian Igbo Afikpo Wood MaskEst. $1,500-$2,200

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20th C. African Pende Wood Prestige Adze Handle: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome wooden adze handle, which once had a metal blade inserted into the opening in the mouth. The handle is

0122C: 20th C. African Pende Wood Prestige Adze HandleEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

20th C. African Budja Wood Dance Crest: Central Africa, northern Democratic Republic of Congo, Budja people of the river Lualaba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome example of a dance crest, carved from wood to form a curved shape with a

0122D: 20th C. African Budja Wood Dance CrestEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

19th C. Hawaiian Coconut Shell Goblet w/ Wooden Foot: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful and fine-grained goblet made from a hollowed and shaved coconut with a wooden foot. Boasting a lustrous sheen, the goblet is

0123: 19th C. Hawaiian Coconut Shell Goblet w/ Wooden FootEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Bahau Dayak Wood Figural Charm: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River, Dayak peoples, Bahau group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-carved wooden figural charm

0123A: 19th C. Indonesian Bahau Dayak Wood Figural CharmEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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