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Published Greek Gold Earrings w/ Garnet & Turquoise

Rare Mesopotamian Painted Fresco Chariot / Horse

Rare Chancay Polychrome Figures Male, Female TL'd

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Rare Aztec Polychrome Bell of Quetzalcoatl Head w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1521 CE. A wonderful and rare handmade terracotta bell in the form of Quetzalcoatl in a pale hue of russet. Spherical in form, the ancient instrument is

0068: Rare Aztec Polychrome Bell of Quetzalcoatl Head w/ TLEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Maya Polychrome Tripod Dish Dancing Shaman: Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Early Classic Period, ca. 300 CE. An impressive pottery dish with a circular flared rim and shallow basin on three petite feet. Painted in shades of black and russet

0068A: Maya Polychrome Tripod Dish Dancing ShamanEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Maya Basalt Head of Mountain Goat, 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

0068B: Maya Basalt Head of Mountain Goat, Von Winning COAEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Maya Lidded Vessels w/ Deity Heads (matched pr): Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An incredible matched pair of lidded ceramic vessels of the style found in buried caches. The

0068C: Maya Lidded Vessels w/ Deity Heads (matched pr)Est. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

Maya Stone Jaguar - Carved in the Round: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. Skillfully carved in the round from a single hefty stone, a jaguar perched upon all four legs and glaring out at the viewer with a formidable

0069: Maya Stone Jaguar - Carved in the RoundEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Naturalistic Maya Jaina Polychrome Seated Lord TL'd: Pre-Columbian, Jaina/Campeche Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A striking and lifelike seated terracotta figure of a lord with an elaborate, serpent-like headdress and a large

0069A: Naturalistic Maya Jaina Polychrome Seated Lord TL'dEst. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Vase Incised Mythological Scenes: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chiapas / Campeche / Yucatan, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A stunning pottery vase exhibiting a circular base and impressively thin walls that rise to a

0069B: Maya Pottery Vase Incised Mythological ScenesEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Cuboid Vessel with Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A rare and remarkable pottery vessel of cuboid form presenting an applied, flared foot and thick

0070: Maya Pottery Cuboid Vessel with GlyphsEst. $3,200-$4,500Lot Passed

Large Toltec Maya Limestone Atlantean Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Northern Yucatan Peninsula, Toltec Maya, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. Rare and quite fine stone figure carved from local limestone bedrock - which permeates the region. This sculpture

0070A: Large Toltec Maya Limestone Atlantean FigureEst. $4,500-$6,500Lot Passed

Rare 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

0070B: Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Lizard EffigyEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Olmec Jade Celt - Beautiful Blue Green Hues: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A striking, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green coloration and an elegant

0071: Olmec Jade Celt - Beautiful Blue Green HuesEst. $2,200-$3,300

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Olmec Carved Bone Female Venus Idol - Incredibly Rare: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful female figure, hand-carved from deer bone or that of another ungulate, standing nude with delineated legs and

0071A: Olmec Carved Bone Female Venus Idol - Incredibly RareEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Transforming Shaman: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, from Tembladera in the Jequetepeque Valley, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A rare tri-colored stirrup vessel depicting a shaman engaged in a trance-like state, most likely

0072: Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Transforming ShamanEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Chavin Earthenware Stirrup Vessel of Home (Chosa): Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example of the early monochrome stirrup vessels found in the mountains

0073: Chavin Earthenware Stirrup Vessel of Home (Chosa)Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Incised Geometric Design: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 BCE. A beautiful mold-made earthenware stirrup vessel presenting a circular, rounded base and impressively thin walls that flare outwards to a convex

0073A: Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Incised Geometric DesignEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel with Flower: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A charming example of a hand-built greyware stirrup vessel, the elegant form presenting with a voluminous

0074: Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel with FlowerEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Chavin Tembladera Pottery Vessel with Two Shells: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, Tembladera phase, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A remarkable mold-made pottery stirrup vessel presenting a double-chamber body in the form of a conch shell and

0075: Chavin Tembladera Pottery Vessel with Two ShellsEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Huge Chavin Stone Ritual Dish: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A superb and sizable stone basin, presumably used for the ritualistic preparation of hallucinogenic drugs, hand-carved from a

0076: Huge Chavin Stone Ritual DishEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Chavin Pottery Architectural Model of Ball Court TL'd: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An exceedingly rare ceramic depiction of a Chavin ballgame court, hand-built from red-brown pottery and presenting with highly burnished

0076A: Chavin Pottery Architectural Model of Ball Court TL'dEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Chimu Polychrome Textile Panel - Nayalam the Creator: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A gorgeous textile panel comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in a palette of earthtone hues including maroon,

0077: Chimu Polychrome Textile Panel - Nayalam the CreatorEst. $4,000-$5,500Lot Passed

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Chimu Silver Kero / Drinking Vessel Figural Detailing: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. A silver kero or drinking vessel hammered into a beaker shape with a flat base and flaring sides with a handsome visage created in repousse

0077A: Chimu Silver Kero / Drinking Vessel Figural DetailingEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Rare Inca Silver Aryballos / Urpu - Jaguar Head: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1450 to 1550 CE. A stunning 97.56% silver cast aryballos shaped vessel known as an urpu, with a zoomorphic lug and original fibrous stopper. The bell-shaped

0077B: Rare Inca Silver Aryballos / Urpu - Jaguar HeadEst. $30,000-$40,000Lot Passed

Near-Miniature Inca Polychrome Pottery Urpu: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A wonderful terracotta aryballos-shaped vessel known as an urpu, a classic form that was developed and used only by the Inca in the Americas.

0078: Near-Miniature Inca Polychrome Pottery UrpuEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Inca Polychrome Aryballos - Extensively Decorated w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. An extensively decorated polychrome pottery vessel called an aryballos due to its similarities to Greek vessels of this shape, but also known

0079: Inca Polychrome Aryballos - Extensively Decorated w/ TLEst. $1,000-$1,500

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