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4th C. Byzantine Mosaic with Standing Bearded Male

Large Fossilized Eocene Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish

Attic Red-Figure Kylix - Nude Athletes, Robed Men

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

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

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Costa Rican Basalt Figure Nude Female Grasping Breasts: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, Late Period V, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved basalt figure of a nude woman standing atop delineated legs while grasping both

0082: Costa Rican Basalt Figure Nude Female Grasping BreastsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Near-Miniature Inca Wood Kero: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A lovely drinking cup called a kero (also quero) with an expertly incised register of linear motifs across the exterior surfaces. Rich patina

0082A: Near-Miniature Inca Wood KeroEst. $800-$1,200

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Veracruz Pottery Duct Flute - Lord on Sun Wheel: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A marvelous - still playable! - pottery duct flute of tubular form extensively decorated with modeled imagery of a large bird, perhaps a vulture

0082B: Veracruz Pottery Duct Flute - Lord on Sun WheelEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot Passed

Tairona Carnelian Bead Necklace w/ Frog Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A gathering of hand-carved carnelian beads with a charming frog pendant in the center. Dark green stone beads are interspersed

0083: Tairona Carnelian Bead Necklace w/ Frog PendantEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Miniature Ecuadoran Manteno Stone Throne (Model): Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. An interesting stone miniature model of a monolithic throne or chair for a spiritual leader comprised of a U-shaped seat supported by a crouching

0083B: Miniature Ecuadoran Manteno Stone Throne (Model)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Tall Colima Early Postclassic Incensario of Tlaloc: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, Early Postclassic, ca. 900 to 1250 CE. An evocative and quite dramatic pottery incensario in the form of Tlaloc, the god of rain and lightning, with

0084: Tall Colima Early Postclassic Incensario of TlalocEst. $3,200-$4,800Lot Passed

Costa Rican Nicoya Nude Female + Coatimundi Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery artifacts - a figure and a bowl. The nude female figure sits on ample legs and exhibits

0084A: Costa Rican Nicoya Nude Female + Coatimundi BowlEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Costa Rican Basalt Sukia Figure (Monkey Form): Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca 1000 to 1400 CE. A fascinating "Sukia" figure in the form of a monkey carved from volcanic basalt, shown squatting with upraised

0085: Costa Rican Basalt Sukia Figure (Monkey Form)Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Costa Rican Stone Figural Celt Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone celt pendant depicting an abstract anthropoid figure, its features rendered via string-cut grooves.

0085A: Costa Rican Stone Figural Celt PendantEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chimu Blackware Figural Vessel w/ Saurian Creatures: Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built blackware pottery vessel bearing a stylized human portrait along the front of the cylindrical spout. The

0086: Chimu Blackware Figural Vessel w/ Saurian CreaturesEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chimu Blackware Vessel w/ Jaguar-Headed Figures: Pre-Columbian, coastal Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An attractive blackware jar with a bulbous, apple-shaped body surmounted by a long, cylindrical neck and a flared rim. The sloped

0086A: Chimu Blackware Vessel w/ Jaguar-Headed FiguresEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Rare Aztec Pottery Roundel Section - Abstract Design: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A large mold-made terracotta roundel section with a flat base, a recessed center, and a raised rim. The interior of the roundel displays a

0087: Rare Aztec Pottery Roundel Section - Abstract DesignEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

West Mexican Colima Pottery Flat Figures (both male): Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A matched pair of hand-built pottery figures, each with arms crossed over the chest. The tassel-adorned waist bands are identical, though

0087A: West Mexican Colima Pottery Flat Figures (both male)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early / Large Mexican Huasteca Pottery Olla: Latin America, Mexico, Hidalgo region, Huasteca culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A pretty antique polychrome ceramic olla pot decorated with a flower and geometric motif in

0088: Early / Large Mexican Huasteca Pottery OllaEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Mexican Oaxacan Barro Negro Pottery Olla: Latin America, Mexico, Oaxaca, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A perfectly barro negro globular pot with a flared lip. The entire surface is polished slipped in lustrous black. The surface's

0088A: Mexican Oaxacan Barro Negro Pottery OllaEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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119 Native American Stone Points: Native American, North America, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 119 hand-shaped stone points in various forms and colors. Size of largest: 4.03" L x 1.17" W (10.2 cm x 3 cm)

0089: 119 Native American Stone PointsEst. $800-$1,200

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Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Gallup Black-on-White Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Eastern Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Chaco tradition, ca. 900 to 1150 CE. An attractive pottery bowl displaying a hemispherical body with

0090: Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Gallup Black-on-White BowlEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazi Mogollon Corrugated Pottery Olla: Native American, North America, Southwestern New Mexico, Southeast Arizona, and Northern Chihuahua region of Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mogollon-Mimbres tradition, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A

0091: Prehistoric Anasazi Mogollon Corrugated Pottery OllaEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black on White Bowl, Chaco Style: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Chaco style, ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A lovely bowl formed via the coil-and-scrape technique with a white-ground basin

0092: Prehistoric Anasazi Black on White Bowl, Chaco StyleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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51 Native American Stone Arrowheads: Native American, North America, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE. An attractive conglomeration of hand-formed stone points, each with sharpened edges and wondrous coloration. Size of largest: 2.72" L x 1.72"

0093: 51 Native American Stone ArrowheadsEst. $600-$900

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Prehistoric Hohokam Carved Glycymeris Shell Bracelet: Native American, North America, Southwestern Arizona, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A bracelet carved from a single clam shell into a continuous bangle with string cut lines to delineate a bird head or similar

0094: Prehistoric Hohokam Carved Glycymeris Shell BraceletEst. $400-$600

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Prehistoric Hohokam Brown on Buff Pouring Vessel: Native American, Southwestern United States, Central and Southern Arizona, Hohokam culture, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A squat and wide pitcher of relatively spherical form that was hand-built via the

0094A: Prehistoric Hohokam Brown on Buff Pouring VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black on White Bowl, Reserve Style: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Mesa, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. This is a lovely hand-built pottery Reserve style black-on-white bowl with a round and

0095: Prehistoric Anasazi Black on White Bowl, Reserve StyleEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazi Jeddito Black on Yellow Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Jeddito, ca. 1325 to 1600 CE. A Jeddito black-on-yellow pottery bowl in a hemispherical form with a thick walls and

0095A: Prehistoric Anasazi Jeddito Black on Yellow BowlEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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