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Nazca Polychrome Dish, Figure w/ Trophy Head

19th C. Japanese Late Edo Brass Lobster Okimono

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Tairona Carnelian & Quartz "Bullet" Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Columbia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A lovely necklace made from over two dozen hand-carved carnelian and quartz beads. The beads vary in shapes: tubular,

0147: Tairona Carnelian & Quartz "Bullet" Bead NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Nice Tairona Greenstone Axe Head: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A beautiful axe head of unusual and sturdy form that is hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with

0148: Nice Tairona Greenstone Axe HeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Tairona Greenstone Ceremonial Axe Head / Knife: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A ceremonial axe or knife hand carved from a pretty mottled greenstone. The blade is flared with the

0149: Tairona Greenstone Ceremonial Axe Head / KnifeEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Huge / Intact Tairona Bat Wing Pectoral Green Slate: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A large example of a "batwing" pectoral, so called because of its resemblance to the flying

0150: Huge / Intact Tairona Bat Wing Pectoral Green SlateEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

Ecuadorean Manteno Pottery Stamps w/ Zoomorphs (3): **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A fascinating collection of 3 mold-formed and incised pottery stamp seals (sellos) in a variety of shapes with

0151: Ecuadorean Manteno Pottery Stamps w/ Zoomorphs (3)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Muisca Polychrome Jar w/ Stippled Motif: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Muisca culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of tall form with a tapered lower body, a rounded upper body with a sloping shoulder,

0151B: Muisca Polychrome Jar w/ Stippled MotifEst. $800-$1,200

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Jamacoaque Terracotta Figural Mother Holding Child: **Originally Listed At $2450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 0 to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery figure showing a mother holding her child, seated in what appears to be a

0152: Jamacoaque Terracotta Figural Mother Holding ChildEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

3 Narino Pottery Jars + 1 Manteno Blackware Jar: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE; Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. A set of 4 hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessels from

0153: 3 Narino Pottery Jars + 1 Manteno Blackware JarEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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2 Narino Pottery Footed Bowls: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A set of 2 hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowls from ancient Colombia, each with a wide foot to

0154: 2 Narino Pottery Footed BowlsEst. $700-$1,050

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Costa Rican Greenstone Avian Celt: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A stunning celt pendant, expertly hand-carved from a lustrous greenstone showing

0155: Costa Rican Greenstone Avian CeltEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Cocle Polychrome Plate, Zoomorphic & Geometric Motifs: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Panama, Cocle, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An attractive pottery plate hand-painted with intricate zoomorphic and geometric decoration in hues of black and red on a

0155A: Cocle Polychrome Plate, Zoomorphic & Geometric MotifsEst. $900-$1,200

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Costa Rican Pottery Bowl & Double Jar: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, probably Nicoya area, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels from ancient Costa Rica, a large bowl and a

0155B: Costa Rican Pottery Bowl & Double JarEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar: **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face

0156: Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait JarEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Pottery Bowl w/ Stippled Decoration: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A lovely pottery bowl boasting wonderful, textured ornamentation. The bowl displays impressively thin

0157: Casas Grandes Pottery Bowl w/ Stippled DecorationEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chupicuaro, Michoacan, & Tarascan Pottery Vessels, 3: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE; Michoacan, ca. 500 to 1000 CE; Tarascan, ca. 1350 to 1521 CE. A set of 3 hand-built pottery vessels with

0158: Chupicuaro, Michoacan, & Tarascan Pottery Vessels, 3Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Gadrooned Vessel w/ Shaman Legs, ex-Messick: **Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A most unusual Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash form body supported by three shaman

0159: Colima Gadrooned Vessel w/ Shaman Legs, ex-MessickEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Colima Redware Seated Figure w/ Drinking Bowl: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a figure, displayed seated with attenuated

0160: Colima Redware Seated Figure w/ Drinking BowlEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Seated Warrior Figural Vessel: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built pottery figural vessel that exhibits lustrous, highly burnished surfaces

0161: Colima Pottery Seated Warrior Figural VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Vessel - Standing Dog Form: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful nature and

0162: Colima Redware Vessel - Standing Dog FormEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Lovely Colima Polychrome Figure - Standing Male: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine, hand-built pottery figure of a standing male, depicted with sturdy legs, large feet with delineated

0163: Lovely Colima Polychrome Figure - Standing MaleEst. $600-$900

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70+ Colima & Aztec Pottery Spindle Whorls & Stone Beads: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco to Aztec culture, ca. 300 BCE to 1500 CE. A large collection of 76 pottery spindle whorls for spinning maguey and

0164: 70+ Colima & Aztec Pottery Spindle Whorls & Stone BeadsEst. $800-$1,200

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16 Colima Spondylus Shell Pieces + 1 Pendant: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A selection of hand-carved Spondylus shell ornaments including 12 tubular beads, 3 petite zoomorphic amulets, and

0165: 16 Colima Spondylus Shell Pieces + 1 PendantEst. $800-$1,200

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Colima Shell & Pottery Assorted Beads & Pendants (14): **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, & Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of carved shell and pottery artifacts from ancient Pre-Columbian cultures of the

0166: Colima Shell & Pottery Assorted Beads & Pendants (14)Est. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

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27 Colima Obsidiian / Stone Projectiles, Ornaments: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of 27 obsidian and stone projectile points, ornaments, and other implements all displayed

0167: 27 Colima Obsidiian / Stone Projectiles, OrnamentsEst. $600-$900

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