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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Near-Miniature Olmec Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An exquisite, finely carved, near-miniature, blue-green mottled stone figure, standing in a characteristically stiff pose with

0111: Near-Miniature Olmec Standing FigureEst. $1,800-$3,600

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Chavin Maranon Vessel, Human in Transformation: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin Maranon, ca. 800 BCE. A fabulous pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a shaman in the act of intensely spiritual act of transformation into an animal with an extending

0112: Chavin Maranon Vessel, Human in TransformationEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Superb Olmec Greenstone Figural Were-Jaguar Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A superb Olmec pendant or charm, of a standing shaman figure that is masterfully rendered from a greenstone into a flattened

0113: Superb Olmec Greenstone Figural Were-Jaguar PendantEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Mezcala Stone Axe Blade & Jar Effigy Pendant, 2 pcs: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A greenstone votive pendant or amulet in the shape of a vessel and a fine axe head pecked and polished from a gorgeous greenstone.

0114: Mezcala Stone Axe Blade & Jar Effigy Pendant, 2 pcsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Seated Shaman Figure, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An evocative pottery figure of a seated shaman posed dramatically with a pugnacious expression; his right hand upraised in a clenched fist

0115: Colima Pottery Seated Shaman Figure, TL TestedEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

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Jalisco Ameca Etzatlan Warrior Figure, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlan type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery warrior figure of sizable form, standing tall upon lengthy feet, who

0116: Jalisco Ameca Etzatlan Warrior Figure, TL TestedEst. $1,600-$2,400

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2 Pre-Columbian Pottery Jars & Jalisco Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Nayarit, ca. 300 to 600 CE; Ecuador, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. A collection of 3 ancient Mesoamerican / Pre-Columbian pottery pieces. The seated

0117: 2 Pre-Columbian Pottery Jars & Jalisco FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Michoacan Pottery Nude "Pretty Lady" Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fabulous hand-built pottery female "pretty lady" figure depicted nude save for an elaborate twisted and undulating

0118: Michoacan Pottery Nude "Pretty Lady" FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Splendid Colima Redware Jar (Saucer Form): Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A splendid and sizable pottery jar presenting a unique, carinated form with a narrow, planar base and impressively thin walls that

0119: Splendid Colima Redware Jar (Saucer Form)Est. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Chupicuaro Bichrome Ribbed Bowl, Ex Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A lovely pottery bowl of a rare form comprised of 3 coils resembling the body of a snake supported by a

0120: Chupicuaro Bichrome Ribbed Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoEst. $700-$1,050

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4 Chupicuaro, Michoacan, and Colima Pottery Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE; Colima, 300 BCE to 300 CE. A terrific collection of pottery standing figures: 2

0121: 4 Chupicuaro, Michoacan, and Colima Pottery FiguresEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Standing Shaman Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intimidating pottery shaman or warrior depicted standing and holding a long staff in his right hand while raising a weapon in his left,

0122: Colima Pottery Standing Shaman FigureEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

2 West Mexico & Chancay Chimu Vessels & 1 Colima Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit or Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Central Coast Peru, Chancay or Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A lovely ensemble of 3 Pre-Columbian

0123: 2 West Mexico & Chancay Chimu Vessels & 1 Colima FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Jalisco Pottery Nude Pregnant Female, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 200 BCE. A charming pottery figure of a pregnant female figure depicted nude as she stands atop tall legs with arms bent at the

0124: Jalisco Pottery Nude Pregnant Female, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Nazca Bridge Spout Vessel w/ Feline Guardian: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of spherical form with a round base, a sloped upper body, and a bridge handle

0125: Nazca Bridge Spout Vessel w/ Feline GuardianEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Pair of Chupicuaro Pottery Plank Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful pair of pottery figures, both of the rare Chupicuaro plank type with flattened lower bodies and fused legs. Standing with

0125A: Pair of Chupicuaro Pottery Plank FiguresEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Rare Nazca Royalty Feather & Hair Headdress Crown: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 300 to 500 CE. An incredible feather and hair headdress with brilliant feathers and human hair, attached to the feathers via knotted interlacing cords, the

0126: Rare Nazca Royalty Feather & Hair Headdress CrownEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Bundle Painted Face: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Huari culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Perhaps the finest mummy bundle from this region we have seen. Most examples have painted faces directly onto the textile bundle, while

0126A: Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Bundle Painted FaceEst. $600-$900

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Miniature Teotihuacan Pottery Candelero, Ex- Gibran: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A miniature pottery double chambered vessel known as a candelero with incised decoration. Similar jars have been studied and their funciton is

0127: Miniature Teotihuacan Pottery Candelero, Ex- GibranEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Rare Zapotec Stoneware Effigy Bowl Fish Form: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec / Zapotec culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A rare and fascinating pottery bowl with a hemispherical shape, rounded but stable base, and protruding tabs

0128: Rare Zapotec Stoneware Effigy Bowl Fish FormEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Evocative Maya Pottery Maskette GI Deity: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chiapas state, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 400 to 700 CE. An evocative pottery maskette portraying the Maya GI Deity with huge, bulging eyes and a broad, open mouth exposing a

0129: Evocative Maya Pottery Maskette GI DeityEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Panamanian Diquis Tumbaga Pendant Nude Shaman: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Diquis, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A wonderful tumbaga - gold copper alloy - pendant in the form of a nude male shaman in an ecstatic moment with serpents extending

0130: Panamanian Diquis Tumbaga Pendant Nude ShamanEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Sican Lambayeque Gilt Copper-Silver Kero: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A tall and broad drinking vessel called a kero (also a quero) with a round but stable base, a tapered cylindrical

0131: Sican Lambayeque Gilt Copper-Silver KeroEst. $1,800-$2,700

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Rio Magdalena Moskito Pottery Urn w/ Lid, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical urn with zoomorphic handles- all hand

0132: Rio Magdalena Moskito Pottery Urn w/ Lid, TL TestedEst. $2,400-$3,600

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