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Tall Veracruz Standing Figure Female Sonriente

Fossilized Eocene Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish

Naturalistic Chinese Han Dynasty Standing Horse

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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8 Pre-Columbian Pottery & Stone Artifacts: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A set of 8

0017: 8 Pre-Columbian Pottery & Stone ArtifactsEst. $800-$1,200

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Ecuadoran La Tolita Seated Nude Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (Tumaco) culture, ca. 600 BCE to 200 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a female shown bare-chested with bangles, anklets, necklaces, and face ornaments all

0018: Ecuadoran La Tolita Seated Nude Female FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

6 Jamacoaque Pottery Artifacts + Bahia Whistling Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Manabi region, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 7 pottery artifacts from

0018A: 6 Jamacoaque Pottery Artifacts + Bahia Whistling FigureEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Delightful Nayarit Two-Headed Dog Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A delightful pottery vessel in the form of a double-headed dog adorned in red slip with faint remains of spiraling black-painted designs.

0019: Delightful Nayarit Two-Headed Dog VesselEst. $800-$1,200

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Colima Redware Vessel, Peyote Cactus Form: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel enveloped in a umber-red slip, with rounded nodules protruding slightly from the surface.

0019A: Colima Redware Vessel, Peyote Cactus FormEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God w/ String-Cut Grooves: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone figure of squat, anthropomorphic form known as an axe god. Several string-cut grooves

0019B: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God w/ String-Cut GroovesEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Colima / Jamacoaque Pottery Ocarinas, ex-Arnovick: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 4 hand-built pottery whistles from ancient Mexico and Ecuador. First are

0020: Colima / Jamacoaque Pottery Ocarinas, ex-ArnovickEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Jalisco Seated Female Figure, ex-Bonhams: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure seated upon conical legs with arms held out to her sides. Voluptuous breasts and sloped shoulders define

0020A: Jalisco Seated Female Figure, ex-BonhamsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Jalisco Seated Hunchback Figure - Nude Male w/ Ball: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An evocative pottery hunchback figure depicted nude and lunging forward as he holds a ball in one hand and places his other on his

0021: Jalisco Seated Hunchback Figure - Nude Male w/ BallEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Jalisco Nude Female Figural Vessel Olla Atop Head: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery female figure kneeling atop folded legs while adorned in dense cream-hued stripes, spots, and

0021A: Jalisco Nude Female Figural Vessel Olla Atop HeadEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Tall Veracruz Standing Figure Female Sonriente: Pre-Columbian, Gulf coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A large pottery effigy sonriente figure, a name that literally means "smiling face," in an animated posture, with both

0022: Tall Veracruz Standing Figure Female SonrienteEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Recuay Polychrome Vessel w/ Pretty Lady: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Recuay culture, ca. 500 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a 'pretty lady' adorned in striking patterns as she presents a petite kero with both hands. Her

0023: Recuay Polychrome Vessel w/ Pretty LadyEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Lengthy Nazca Textile Sash w/ Stepped Pattern: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A nicely preserved textile sash formed from tightly woven camelid fibers in hues of red, dark brown, and tan. The textile is

0024: Lengthy Nazca Textile Sash w/ Stepped PatternEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Colima Pihuamo Shaman Figural Vessel, ex-Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. An enticing pottery figural vessel in the form of a seated male wearing a high-crested helmet and incised with a series of

0025: Colima Pihuamo Shaman Figural Vessel, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Costa Rican Basalt Ceremonial Metate: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A large hand-carved basalt grinding platform called a metate that may have served a

0026: Costa Rican Basalt Ceremonial MetateEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Nazca Polychrome Bowl Stylized Trophy Heads: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Nazca, 400 to 700 CE. A large hand-built pottery bowl painted and divided into four quadrants on the interior in the form of stylized trophy heads. The most extensive

0027: Nazca Polychrome Bowl Stylized Trophy HeadsEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Semi-Nude Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure standing atop petite, arched feet while wearing a vertically-striped

0028: Nayarit Chinesco Semi-Nude Female FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Polychrome Bowl, Checkered Motif: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowl of hemispherical form bearing an attractive bichrome motif along the bottom. Red

0029: Chupicuaro Polychrome Bowl, Checkered MotifEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Veracruz Nopiloa Figural Rattle - Female Form: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Nopiloa style, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery rattle, mold made in the form of a woman, clothed and

0029A: Veracruz Nopiloa Figural Rattle - Female FormEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Conjoined Musicians - Male & Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful pair of pottery figures seemingly partaking in a celebration or ceremony with the male seated at the front with a drum and the

0030: Jalisco Conjoined Musicians - Male & FemaleEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Guanacaste Nicoya Olla W/ Frogs + Incensario Base: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of sizable, spherical form bearing an abstract frog straddling the shoulder. The

0030A: Guanacaste Nicoya Olla W/ Frogs + Incensario BaseEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Tall Nazca Burnished Drum w/ Abstract Deity: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca. Ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished drum called a tambor with an open mouth to enable sound to escape. Unquestionably the most essential

0031: Tall Nazca Burnished Drum w/ Abstract DeityEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Colima Gadrooned Vessel, Stylized Shrimp Encircling: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of broad form with a gadrooned exterior comprised of dozens of

0032: Colima Gadrooned Vessel, Stylized Shrimp EncirclingEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure seated upon conical legs. Red slip covers the surfaces

0032A: Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated FigureEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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