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Cocle Polychrome Pedestal Dish - Mythical Creature

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Pre-Columbian | Ethnographic | Fine Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Discover an extensive selection of Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Ethnographic Art, and Fossils, as well as masterpieces from Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, and Asian origins. Each piece is legally acquired and offered with seamless in-house shipping, ensuring an exceptional and worry-free acquisition experience for collectors and enthusiasts alike.

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

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

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Cocle Polychrome Pedestal Dish - Mythical Creature: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, late Conte to early Macaracas phase, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A large polychrome pottery pedestal dish, beautifully painted in shades of red and purple

0001: Cocle Polychrome Pedestal Dish - Mythical CreatureEst. $2,000-$3,500Lot Passed

Gran Coclé Jar Stylized Anthropomorphic Design, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar exhibiting a highly stylized anthropomorphic portrait on the front of the apple-shaped body. The

0002: Gran Coclé Jar Stylized Anthropomorphic Design, ex-TillouEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Panamanian Gran Coclé Macaracas-Type Figural Vessel, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, Macaracas type, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A sizable pottery vessel of abstract figural form showing bulging arms reaching across the chest. The body is

0003: Panamanian Gran Coclé Macaracas-Type Figural Vessel, ex-TillouEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Gran Coclé Macaracas -Type Pedestal Dish Saurian, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, Macaracas type, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A lovely pottery pedestal dish exhibiting an orange-hued ground around the pedestal foot as well as a

0005: Gran Coclé Macaracas -Type Pedestal Dish Saurian, ex-TillouEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Panamanian Gran Coclé Polychrome Bird Effigy Vessel, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A polychrome bird effigy vessel, the head has a wide opening that leads to the hollow interior, and a thin spout rises

0006: Panamanian Gran Coclé Polychrome Bird Effigy Vessel, ex-TillouEst. $1,100-$1,650

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Gran Coclé Conte / Macaracas Bowl Abstract Creature, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Panama, ca. 800–1000 CE. A stunning Conte or Macaracas-type pottery bowl featuring a deep, circular form atop a broad, flared foot. The beige-ground exterior is adorned with

0007: Gran Coclé Conte / Macaracas Bowl Abstract Creature, ex-TillouEst. $900-$1,450

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Gran Coclé Polychrome Jar Feathered Creature, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of stable, round-bottomed form with a light-orange ground hue that is densely adorned with ample black

0008: Gran Coclé Polychrome Jar Feathered Creature, ex-TillouEst. $800-$1,200

Rare Colima Stone Carving of a Coiled Snake: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 500 CE. An extraordinary Colima stone sculpture depicting a coiled snake with remarkable detail. The serpent’s powerful head, slightly raised,

0008A: Rare Colima Stone Carving of a Coiled SnakeEst. $2,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Panamanian Kuna Nuchu Spirit Figure with Mola Garment: Central America, Panama, Kuna culture, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. This hand-carved balsa wood figure, known as a nuchu or uchu, embodies the Kuna cultural tradition of spiritual protection and

0008B: Panamanian Kuna Nuchu Spirit Figure with Mola GarmentEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Colombian Tairona Polychrome Caiman Effigy Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A fabulous pottery vessel in the form of a caiman featuring a dramatically arching body and 2 spouts - one wide and flared at the center

0009: Colombian Tairona Polychrome Caiman Effigy VesselEst. $2,500-$3,800Lot Passed

Rare Taino Carved Agate Skull Effigy (Zemi): Pre-Columbian, Caribbean region, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautifully carved skull made from creamy white agate with circular inclusions formed by

0009A: Rare Taino Carved Agate Skull Effigy (Zemi)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chancay Bi-Chrome Whistling Vessel w/ Figure and Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle vessel that features a figure with grand headgear holding a conch shell standing on the circular form, a strap

0010: Chancay Bi-Chrome Whistling Vessel w/ Figure and Geometric MotifsEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Three Chancay Pottery Standing Figures: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A delightful trio of standing pottery figures from Chancay culture, the 2 shortest adorned in pigments and the largest left

0010A: Three Chancay Pottery Standing FiguresEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Rare Nazca / Chimu Featherwork Textile Headdress: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca to Chimu, ca. 500 to 1470 CE. A remarkable featherwork textile headdress, a panel of plain-woven cotton fibers covered with colorful green-blue parrot feathers,

0011: Rare Nazca / Chimu Featherwork Textile HeaddressEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Miniature Inca Quartz Llama Canopa Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A miniature effigy vessel known as a canopa, crafted in the form of a llama or alpaca, hand-carved and meticulously smoothed from creamy white

0011A: Miniature Inca Quartz Llama Canopa EffigyEst. $700-$1,200

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Inca Effigy Dish in Bird Form, Ancient Cord Repair: This unique Pre-Columbian Inca effigy dish, dating from the 15th to 16th century CE, is crafted in the stylized form of a bird with an elongated neck and a short, tab-like tail. The vessel is richly

0011B: Inca Effigy Dish in Bird Form, Ancient Cord RepairEst. $600-$900

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Tall Chancay Polychrome Figural Vessel Holding Jar: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. An intriguing figural vessel of a sizable form with red, black, and cream pigment, all displayed on an egg-shaped body with

0012: Tall Chancay Polychrome Figural Vessel Holding JarEst. $900-$1,350

Chancay Bi-Chrome Jar with Abstract Figure and Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of large, egg-shaped form decorated with ample black-painted vertical stripes and zigzags around

0012A: Chancay Bi-Chrome Jar with Abstract Figure and Geometric MotifsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Chancay Bichrome Jar w/ Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A pottery jar of voluminous form featuring a classic egg-shaped body, corseted neck, and cup-shaped rim, adorned with a pair of applied feline heads

0012B: Chancay Bichrome Jar w/ Geometric MotifsEst. $1,200-$1,800

Two Chancay Bichrome Cuchimilco Figures: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A charming pair of pottery Cuchimilco figures, depicted in traditional Chancay fashion with legs together and arms spread as

0012C: Two Chancay Bichrome Cuchimilco FiguresEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Guanacaste / Nicoya Zoomorphic Rattle Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl depicting an abstract, 3-legged zoomorph with a broad, circular body and a nubbin

0013: Guanacaste / Nicoya Zoomorphic Rattle BowlEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Costa Rican Stone Mano / Grinder, Stirrup Form, Birds: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 700 to 1520 CE. A hefty stone mano or grinder in the shape of a stirrup with a pair of opposing birds perched on the handle. In the

0013A: Costa Rican Stone Mano / Grinder, Stirrup Form, BirdsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Veracruz Stone Crusher / Chopper, Ergonomic Grip: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Postclassic period, ca. 13th to early 16th century CE. A striking and quite sizable stone crusher or chopper, carved from gray stone

0013B: Veracruz Stone Crusher / Chopper, Ergonomic GripEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Veracruz Pottery Coast Watcher Figure (Female): Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A sizable example of a pottery woman acting as a coast watcher. Her seated pose and slight forward lean keep her

0013C: Veracruz Pottery Coast Watcher Figure (Female)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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