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Ecuadorian Pottery Shell Effigy Ocarina, Ex-Gibran: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, ca. 5th to 15th century CE. A pottery ocarina whistle in the form of a shell with etched zoomorphic and figural motifs. The artisan even molded the interior spiral, and the

0133: Ecuadorian Pottery Shell Effigy Ocarina, Ex-GibranEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Magdalena Moskito Pottery Head Effigy for Urn Lid: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River Region, Moskito culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating pottery lid finial, shaped as an anthropomorphic head to fit atop an urn, featuring a broad,

0134: Magdalena Moskito Pottery Head Effigy for Urn LidEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

2 Moche & Inca Copper Pectorals / Nose Ornaments: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. Peru, Incan Empire & Post Conquest period, ca. 1530 to 1600 CE. A pair of copper adornments worn or

0135: 2 Moche & Inca Copper Pectorals / Nose OrnamentsEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Moche Copper Silver Alloy Bowl w/ Dimpled Walls: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A simple yet refined bowl, hammered from a sheet of copper silver alloy to present a conical form with a narrow base and

0136: Moche Copper Silver Alloy Bowl w/ Dimpled WallsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Two Costa Rican Pottery Bowls: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery bowls, each with highly burnished surfaces and painted linear motifs. One bowl features an upturned mouth

0137: Two Costa Rican Pottery BowlsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Trophy Head: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A massive and meticulously carved trophy head from a dense volcanic rock, depicted as a male

0138: Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Trophy HeadEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Basalt Seated Male Shaman Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An intriguing hand carved basalt stone sculpture of a squatting man thoughtfully gazing into

0139: Costa Rican Basalt Seated Male Shaman FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic Form: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An adorable pottery vessel in the form of a seated zoomorph adorned with black-on-red painted decoration of woven and

0141: Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic FormEst. $300-$450

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Casas Grandes Paquime Ramos Polychrome Jar: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A sizable pottery jar formed via the coil-and-scrape technique exhibiting a rounded base,

0142: Casas Grandes Paquime Ramos Polychrome JarEst. $1,100-$1,650

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Large Mapuche Stone Mask - Rare: Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. An stunning mask of an enormous size carved from mottled pale-grey stone with light and dark inclusions. The

0143: Large Mapuche Stone Mask - RareEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Superb Sican Lambayeque Copper Funerary Mask w/ Wings: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, late Moche / Sican Lambayeque culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. An incredible mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar

0144: Superb Sican Lambayeque Copper Funerary Mask w/ WingsEst. $14,000-$21,000Lot Passed

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Chimu Silver Libation Rattle Bowl w/ Fish, ex-Sonin: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. This is an amazing silver bowl and rattle - the craftsmanship, material, and creativity of the artisan to combine instrument and

0145: Chimu Silver Libation Rattle Bowl w/ Fish, ex-SoninEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Chimu Necklace w/ Silver & Sodalite Beads, Silver Fish Tweezer: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A lovely silver and sodalite stone necklace made from ancient beads and a fish shaped tweezer set as a pendant. The beads are

0146: Chimu Necklace w/ Silver & Sodalite Beads, Silver Fish TweezerEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

0147: Chancay Wood Mask w/ Dark PigmentEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Mixtec Post-Conquest Bells, Monkey & Coyote Heads: Latin America, Mexico, Mixtec culture, Post-Conquest period, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A trio of cast copper bells- a head resembling a canine / coyote with sizeable, pointed ears and 2 monkeys.

0147A: Mixtec Post-Conquest Bells, Monkey & Coyote HeadsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

5 Chancay / Chimu Wool & Cotton Textile Fragments: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu & Chancay, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A diverse collection of textile fragments woven from cotton and camelid wool - alpaca or llama. The largest is a loose weave

0148: 5 Chancay / Chimu Wool & Cotton Textile FragmentsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chimu Balance Scale Bone Balance w/ Woven Bags: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A rare balance scale for measuring, the woven cotton bags suspended from a bone balance beam via cotton cords. The bone may be from an ungulate or

0149: Chimu Balance Scale Bone Balance w/ Woven BagsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Published Prehistoric Anasazi Wingate Black-on-Red Bowl: Native American, southwestern United States, Four Corners region, southern Colorado Plateau, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1125 to 1200 CE. An attractive redware pottery bowl of the Wingate

0151: Published Prehistoric Anasazi Wingate Black-on-Red BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Native American Archaic Diorite Full Groove Axe Head: Native American, Midwestern to Eastern United States, Eastern Woodland, Archaic period, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A hand-pecked diorite stone axe head with a double headed form, and a groove that

0152: Native American Archaic Diorite Full Groove Axe HeadEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Black-on-White Dipper: Native American, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. A delightful pottery dipper bowl adorned with mesmerizing

0153: Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Black-on-White DipperEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Anasazi Medium Reserve Pottery Pitcher: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1100 CE. A charming pitcher of squat form that is hand-built via the coil-and-scrape technique. Intricate black

0154: Anasazi Medium Reserve Pottery PitcherEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Archaic Native American Preform Stone Tool: Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Indiana, Newton County, Eastern Woodlands, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. An example of a bannerstone or tool preform, shaped from a

0155: Archaic Native American Preform Stone ToolEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Native American Mimbres Black on White Pottery Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres, ca. 880 to 1010 CE. A Style II black on white bowl with a hemispherical body, the interior painted while the exterior is bare. The

0156: Native American Mimbres Black on White Pottery BowlEst. $2,800-$4,200

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Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Pottery Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. An elegant pottery bowl of the Mesa Verde Black-on-White type

0157: Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Pottery BowlEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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