Pre-Columbian | Native American | Fine Art

19th C. Tlingit Polychrome Wood & Hide Shaman Mask

Viru-Moche Gilt Copper Ceremonial Deity Figure

Nazca Polychrome Kero w/ Mythical Beings

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Artemis Fine Arts

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Olmecoid Omphacite Jade Face Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala / Guerrero region, late Olmec to Proto Maya / Mezcala culture, ca. 550 to 300 BCE. A dazzling omphacite jade pendant in the form of a head boasting

0001: Olmecoid Omphacite Jade Face PendantEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Jade Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A striking jade statuette of a seated male gazing forth from deep-set eyes with delineated

0002: Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Jade Seated FigureEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot Passed

Olmec Blackware Vessel - Incised & Burnished: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A graceful blackware bowl with thick walls incised with a minimalist, linear decoration. Sitting upon a planar base,

0003: Olmec Blackware Vessel - Incised & BurnishedEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Ancient Olmec, Mezcala & Maya Greenstone Beads, 18 pcs: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, perhaps Olmec, Mezcala, and Maya cultures, ca. 1200 BCE to 900 CE. A collection of 18 ancient hand-pecked and polished greenstone and jadeite beads from

0004: Ancient Olmec, Mezcala & Maya Greenstone Beads, 18 pcsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chorrera Figural Whistle Vessel w/ Headdress: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A charming pottery whistle vessel in the form of an anthropomorphic figure wearing a biconical cap that suggests he may be a shaman or

0005: Chorrera Figural Whistle Vessel w/ HeaddressEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Miniature Chavin Stone Jarlet w/ Incised Deities: Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. This is a fabulous miniature stone jar with intricate relief carvings across the surface. The repeated humanoid figures are shown in

0007: Miniature Chavin Stone Jarlet w/ Incised DeitiesEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Miniature Chavin Stone Footed Jar w/ Trophy Heads: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An impressive miniature footed jar, hand-carved from a translucent red stone to present a deep bowl supported by 4 legs in the form of trophy

0009: Miniature Chavin Stone Footed Jar w/ Trophy HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,800

Valdivian Jadeite Hand Axe: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine jadeite celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared corners, with a convex body that

0010: Valdivian Jadeite Hand AxeEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Chavin Pottery Bottle w/ Dimpled Body: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery bottle of broad, spherical form with dozens of impressed dimples surrounding the body. The planar base keeps the vessel

0011: Chavin Pottery Bottle w/ Dimpled BodyEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Ecuadorian Stone Votive Axe Head: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Ibarra Area (Central Highlands), ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A hardstone axe carved from a mottled green hue- perhaps a granite- with a drilled hole and slightly raised ridge just

0012: Pre-Columbian Ecuadorian Stone Votive Axe HeadEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Petite Chavin Red Stone Jaguar Head Jarlet: Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A hand-carved stone jar of lustrous red hues and petite form that exhibits a finely-preserved, highly abstract jaguar head

0013: Petite Chavin Red Stone Jaguar Head JarletEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Large Mezcala Guerrero Jade Figure w/ Shell Inlays: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A remarkable omphacite jade and shell axe god figure - the body string cut with simplified features,

0015: Large Mezcala Guerrero Jade Figure w/ Shell InlaysEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fabulous example of a stone carving from Guerrero, Mexico, a region best known for Mezcala and

0016: Guerrero Chontal Greenstone MasketteEst. $1,000-$1,500

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Amulet Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A fine standing figure of a characteristically abstract form, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with beige and

0017: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Amulet FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Jade Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A gorgeous face mask of an oblong form, hand-carved from an attractive jade stone of deep gray-green hues with wonderful creamy white

0018: Guerrero Mezcala Jade MasketteEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Sultepec Guerrero Alabaster Funerary Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Sultepec, Pre-Classic period, ca. 600 BCE to 100 CE. A stone mask from Guerrero, Mexico, a region best known for Mezcala and Chontal sculpture made

0019: Rare Sultepec Guerrero Alabaster Funerary MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Large Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Maskette Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large face maskette of a solid composition, hand-carved from a mottled light green stone with recessed eyes and

0020: Large Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Maskette PendantEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An intriguing, seated figure of a characteristically abstract presentation, hand-carved from a mottled grey stone with

0021: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Maskette Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A greenstone maskette made by string cutting and polishing the surface to a simplified and minimalistic face. A

0022: Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Maskette PendantEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Standing Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone figure of abstract form known as an axe god. The abstract figural form consists of

0023: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Standing Axe God FigureEst. $900-$1,350

Mezcala Guerrero Serpentine Standing Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A serpentine axe god of a highly abstract style, the humanoid details rendered to the most minimal of forms.

0024: Mezcala Guerrero Serpentine Standing Axe God FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Necklace w/ Guerrero Mezcala Stone Beads: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A necklace strung with dozens of large, hand-carved stone beads in a variety of geometric forms. The green,

0025: Necklace w/ Guerrero Mezcala Stone BeadsEst. $800-$1,200

Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated Stargazer: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A rare figure, hand-carved from gray-white stone, that is seated with bent arms and legs. The visage is

0026: Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated StargazerEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, so called because scholars posit they were created from discarded or

0027: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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