Pre-Columbian | Ancient | Ethnographic

Colima Redware Vessel - Seated Hunchback Dwarf / Shaman

Egyptian Bronze Medjed Fish with Sun Disc Crown

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Pre-Columbian | Ancient | Ethnographic

Artemis Fine Arts

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Maya Ulua Valley Cylinder Jar - Lug Handles, Avian Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Maya, Ulua Valley region of Honduras, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A charming polychrome cylinder jar, hand-built and painted in bold orange slip with a repeating stylized bird motif around the

0013: Maya Ulua Valley Cylinder Jar - Lug Handles, Avian MotifsEst.

$1,000

$1,800

Lot Passed

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Ulua Valley Polychrome Tripod Bowl – Rattle Legs & Abstract Glyph Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, El Salvador, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE.A finely painted and visually dynamic Maya tripod bowl from the Ulua Valley, raised on three broad

0013A: Ulua Valley Polychrome Tripod Bowl – Rattle Legs & Abstract Glyph MotifsEst.

$900

$1,350

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Maya Copador Pottery Swimmer Bowl - Pseudoglyphs: Pre-Columbian, Maya, Copador Style, ca. 600 to 900 CE.A visually arresting Maya Copador pottery bowl, painted in rich red and cream hues and encircled with vivid glyphic and figural decoration. The

0014: Maya Copador Pottery Swimmer Bowl - PseudoglyphsEst.

$800

$1,200

SOLD

Ulua Valley Maya Ritual Tripod Jar – Painted Glyphs & Deity Heads: Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, Honduras, Ulua Valley region, Maya culture, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A vivid relic of ritual and refinement, this ceramic tripod cylinder vessel stands as a

0014A: Ulua Valley Maya Ritual Tripod Jar – Painted Glyphs & Deity HeadsEst.

$900

$1,500

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Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl - Stylized Monkeys & Pseudo-Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A spirited parade of four monkeys tumbles around the walls of this classic Copador-style Maya

0015: Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl - Stylized Monkeys & Pseudo-GlyphsEst.

$800

$1,500

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Whimsical Maya Rattle-Leg Bowl – Deity Scene & Animal Effigy Rim: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A splendid pottery dish from the Late Classic Maya. Elevated by four rattle legs that would have once whispered with movement,

0015A: Whimsical Maya Rattle-Leg Bowl – Deity Scene & Animal Effigy RimEst.

$700

$1,050

Colima Redware Vessel - Seated Hunchback Dwarf / Shaman: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic to Classic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A powerful Colima redware figural vessel in the form of a seated dwarf or hunchback shaman, modeled with

0016: Colima Redware Vessel - Seated Hunchback Dwarf / ShamanEst.

$2,000

$4,000

Lot Passed

Colima Redware Spouted Vessel - Coiled Snake: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive pottery snake vessel of sizable and venomous form bearing stone-burnished surfaces, a coiled body that resembles a beehive,

0016A: Colima Redware Spouted Vessel - Coiled SnakeEst.

$1,200

$1,800

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Rare Colima Conch Shell Pendant w/ Inlaid Jade Eyes: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable pendant, intricately carved from the spire of a conch shell into an abstract anthropomorphic figure. The natural

0016B: Rare Colima Conch Shell Pendant w/ Inlaid Jade EyesEst.

$800

$1,200

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Colima Terracotta Figure - Maternal Embrace (Mother & Child): Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A tender image of maternal care rendered in ancient clay, this seated terracotta figure from Colima captures the timeless intimacy between

0016C: Colima Terracotta Figure - Maternal Embrace (Mother & Child)Est.

$700

$1,050

Lot Passed

Jalisco Seated Female Figure w/ Gritted Teeth & Ritual Scarification: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A vivid and commanding figure from the ancient Jalisco tradition, this hand-modeled terracotta sculpture depicts a seated female with an

0017: Jalisco Seated Female Figure w/ Gritted Teeth & Ritual ScarificationEst.

$1,400

$2,200

Lot Passed

SOLD

Jalisco Ameca Male Effigy – Elongated Head & Wide Eyes: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. My apology to anyone who doesn't understand or doesn't see my "Doh" reference. To me, this handsome gentleman channels an

0018: Jalisco Ameca Male Effigy – Elongated Head & Wide EyesEst.

$900

$1,500

SOLD

Veracruz Remojadas Style Figural Shaman Whistle: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, Remojadas style, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A mold-made pottery figural whistle depicting a standing priest or elite figure adorned in elaborate

0018A: Veracruz Remojadas Style Figural Shaman WhistleEst.

$1,000

$1,800

Jamacoaque Pottery Platform - Dual Figures & Possible Incensario Basin: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery ensemble with twin figures standing atop a flat base with central, rimmed receptacle that was perhaps used as a vessel

0019: Jamacoaque Pottery Platform - Dual Figures & Possible Incensario BasinEst.

$900

$1,350

Lot Passed

SOLD

Colima Figural Shaman Vessel w/ Horned Headdress Spout: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A striking figural vessel from ancient Colima, this seated shaman is depicted mid-ritual, lifting a wide bowl to his

0020: Colima Figural Shaman Vessel w/ Horned Headdress SpoutEst.

$1,000

$1,800

Pre-Columbian Colima Portrait Vessel – Twin-Finial Headdress & Spout: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A refined and expressive example of Colima figural pottery, this redware vessel is sculpted in the form of a human

0021: Pre-Columbian Colima Portrait Vessel – Twin-Finial Headdress & SpoutEst.

$900

$1,500

Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Jar - Burnished Surface & Impressed Rim: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An elegant redware jar boasting a rotund body that slopes upward to an attenuated neck and flared rim. An applied band of impressed diagonal

0022: Colima Redware Jar - Burnished Surface & Impressed RimEst.

$700

$1,050

Colima Terracotta Flat Female Effigy – Scarification & Turban Headdress: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A flat-style standing female figure, hand-built in terracotta. She stands in a rigid frontal pose, nude, with delineated genitalia and long,

0023: Colima Terracotta Flat Female Effigy – Scarification & Turban HeaddressEst.

$600

$1,000

Lot Passed

SOLD

Mesoamerican Jadeite & Greenstone Beads and Earspools: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, Mezcala, Mixtec, & Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 900 CE. A compelling group of ancient Mesoamerican jadeite, greenstone, serpentine adornments,

0023A: Mesoamerican Jadeite & Greenstone Beads and EarspoolsEst.

$1,200

$1,800

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Chupicuaro Redware Bowl - Modeled Face & Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A boldly painted redware bowl with applied and painted facial features and geometric motifs in black, cream, and red slip. The

0023B: Chupicuaro Redware Bowl - Modeled Face & Geometric MotifsEst.

$800

$1,200

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figures – Jalisco Flat Figure + Chupicuaro Maternity Scene: West Mexico, Jalisco, Lake Chapala region, ca. 1000 to 1521 CE; Guanajuato region, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A pair of Pre-Columbian terracotta figures from ancient Mexico. The

0023C: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figures – Jalisco Flat Figure + Chupicuaro Maternity SceneEst.

$800

$1,400

Lot Passed

Tairona Necklace - Carnelian, Shell, Stone & Canine Teeth: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Interesting and wearable necklace comprised of carnelian stone in orange/pink tones, clam shell and dark stones interspersed with small canine

0023D: Tairona Necklace - Carnelian, Shell, Stone & Canine TeethEst.

$600

$900

Lot Passed

SOLD

Ancient Mesoamerican Necklace – Mezcala / Maya Greenstone & Shell Elements: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A beautiful necklace strung with

0024: Ancient Mesoamerican Necklace – Mezcala / Maya Greenstone & Shell ElementsEst.

$600

$1,000

SOLD

Mixtec / Aztec Rattle-Ladle Censer with Pierced Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec / Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. A distinctive pottery censer in the form of a ladle, combining visual symbolism with sound-producing function for ritual use. The

0024A: Mixtec / Aztec Rattle-Ladle Censer with Pierced BowlEst.

$800

$1,200

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