Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones

Fossilized Hoplophoneus Sabercat Skull, "Mini Smilodon"

Suzanne Nyberg Painting - Desert Landscape - 2000s

19th C. Moorish Talavera Pottery Bowl, ex-Museum

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Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones

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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss!

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5 Crystals & Minerals, Malachite, Quartz, & Obsidian: North America, United States and Mexico; Central Africa, Congo, ca. millions of years ago. A collection of 5 minerals and beautiful crystal formations from around the world. The first is a silvery

0025: 5 Crystals & Minerals, Malachite, Quartz, & ObsidianEst. $600-$900

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Important Chavin Gold Crown w/ Lapis Ear Spools: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. In a word - breathtaking! Important and rare gold and lapis headdress and earspools. Starting at the top, golden feather with flared

0026: Important Chavin Gold Crown w/ Lapis Ear SpoolsEst. $21,000-$31,500Lot Passed

Published Greek Gold Earrings w/ Garnet & Turquoise: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A dazzling pair of wearable 77% (equivalent to greater than 18K+) gold earrings with lovely inlays of translucent garnet in a rich hue of dark

0027: Published Greek Gold Earrings w/ Garnet & TurquoiseEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

Stunning Maya Greenstone Mask w/ Earspools: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning mottled greenstone mask, made to be worn over the face of a king in his grave. Ear

0028: Stunning Maya Greenstone Mask w/ EarspoolsEst. $18,000-$27,000Lot Passed

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Tang Dynasty Stone Seated Buddha / Shakyamuni: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A finely carved and stuccoed stone Buddha (Shakyamuni, the Enlightened form), dressed in traditional robes with an elegant knotted waist sash/belt

0029: Tang Dynasty Stone Seated Buddha / ShakyamuniEst. $11,000-$16,500

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Massive 14th C. Inca Stone Game Board: Pre-Columbian, Peru and Ecuador, Inca Empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A stone game board in the form of a Chimu or Inca fortress depicting tiered structures as well as smaller quadrangular plots

0030: Massive 14th C. Inca Stone Game BoardEst. $9,500-$14,250Lot Passed

8th C. Indian Pala Dynasty Stone Relief of Surya: South Asia, India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 8th to 10th century. This stone stele depicts the deity Surya (the supreme light), the principle solar deity of Hinduism who also represents the Sun in India and

0031: 8th C. Indian Pala Dynasty Stone Relief of SuryaEst. $9,500-$14,250Lot Passed

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Rare Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Ring Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, Pre-Contact era, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A fantastic and rare example of a ring-shaped poi pounder, known as a pohaku puka ku'i poi, that is

0032: Rare Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Ring Poi PounderEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Rare 19th C. Hawaiian Stone Puka Ring Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, ca. 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable ring pounder known as a pohaku puka ku'i poi, hand-carved from porous basalt stone. This pounder is meant for

0033: Rare 19th C. Hawaiian Stone Puka Ring Poi PounderEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Large 18th C. Hawaiian Basalt Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of ash grey and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle to

0034: Large 18th C. Hawaiian Basalt Poi PounderEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Large Chavin Stone Grinding Pestle: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hefty pestle hand-carved from a mottled brown and green stone with light and dark inclusions. The conical pestle has a tapered

0035: Large Chavin Stone Grinding PestleEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

16th C. Nigerian Ejagham Sandstone Female Figure: West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River, Ekoi (Ejagham) / Bakor, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A remarkable stone monolith depicting an ancestor figure, known as an "Ikom Atal" or an "Akwanshi" which, in

0036: 16th C. Nigerian Ejagham Sandstone Female FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Choice Mixtec Stone Penate: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A finely detailed anthropomorphic figure with elaborate incised features over a tan-colored hard stone. Its visage is decorated

0037: Choice Mixtec Stone PenateEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Three Inca Stone Mace Heads: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine trio of hand-carved stone mace heads of varying forms, each with drilled central hafting holes. First is a circular mace head carved from

0038: Three Inca Stone Mace HeadsEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Inuit Wood, Slate, Bone, & Steel Tools (2): Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of Inuit scraping and cutting tools made of whale bone and wood grips with a steel and slate

0039: 19th C. Inuit Wood, Slate, Bone, & Steel Tools (2)Est. $700-$1,000

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4 Colima Obsidian Cores: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 4 obsidian stone cores, all displaying nice signs of use. Each core exhibits vertical grooves from the knapping process and

0040: 4 Colima Obsidian CoresEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

4 Colima Obsidian Stone Cores: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous collection of 4 obsidian cores for making blades. They each exhibit an elongated and slender form with a flat base. The fluted

0041: 4 Colima Obsidian Stone CoresEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

6 Colima Obsidian Pectoral Pendants & Shell Beads: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved white shell beads and 6 hand-knapped obsidian pectoral pendants, all set in a modern wood and

0042: 6 Colima Obsidian Pectoral Pendants & Shell BeadsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

14 Colima Obsidian Blades & Spear Head: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 14 obsidian blades each hand knapped for use as cutting tools. All pieces, except for the largest, are probably formed by

0043: 14 Colima Obsidian Blades & Spear HeadEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone, Wood, & Walrus Ivory Tools: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A collection of 20 artefacts and tools hand made by Inuit people from whale and walrus

0044: 20 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone, Wood, & Walrus Ivory ToolsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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16th C. Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Ivory, Bone Tools (8): Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Pre-Contact period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A fascinating collection of hand-carved artefacts from walrus bone and ivory, including 4

0045: 16th C. Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Ivory, Bone Tools (8)Est. $600-$900

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7 Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Bone & Ivory Needles & Tools: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Pre-Contact period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A collection of 7 tools for sewing clothing and mending nets, all made from fossilized

0046: 7 Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Bone & Ivory Needles & ToolsEst. $600-$900

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Ancient Cook Islands Stone Adze Blade: Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. 19th century CE or earlier. A fine adze blade of a sturdy form, hand-carved from lustrous dark-gray stone. The lengthy tool features a

0047: Ancient Cook Islands Stone Adze BladeEst. $800-$1,200

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Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact era, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty stone adze blade of a utilitarian form that is hand-carved from dark gray hardstone. The sizable tool

0048: Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Adze BladeEst. $800-$1,200

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