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Rare Mimbres Pictorial Grasshopper or Cricket Bowl

Pre-Columbian Aztec Basalt Figural Incensario

Neoclassical 20kt Gold Cross with Inset Garnet

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Rare Mimbres Pictorial Grasshopper or Cricket Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A rare ceramic bowl featuring a painted interior design of two grasshoppers or crickets within a

0001: Rare Mimbres Pictorial Grasshopper or Cricket BowlEst. $5,000-$7,500

Rare Anasazi / Mimbres Coral Animal Effigy Carving: Native American / Pre-Columbian, Southwestern United States / Northern Mexico, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A carved fossil coral figure depicting a rotund animal form with a compact body and short legs. The

0002: Rare Anasazi / Mimbres Coral Animal Effigy CarvingEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Exceptionally Rare Ancient Hopewell Mica Sheet Mask: Native American, Midwestern United States, Ohio, Ross County, Hopewell culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An exceptionally rare mica sheet carved into a stylized human face mask. The form is flat and

0003: Exceptionally Rare Ancient Hopewell Mica Sheet MaskEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazsi Black on White Duck Effigy Vessel: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 700 to 950 CE. A lively Ancestral Pueblo duck effigy vessel, painted in bold black-on-white patterns and shaped with a

0004: Prehistoric Anasazsi Black on White Duck Effigy VesselEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Native American Paleo-Indian Clovis Point: Native American, North America, Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 13,000 to 8,000 BCE (15,000 to 10,000 BP). A finely flaked Clovis projectile point of dark red-brown chert, exhibiting the classic lanceolate

0005: Prehistoric Native American Paleo-Indian Clovis PointEst. $2,800-$3,600

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Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery Seed Jar: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 1000 to 1250 CE. A superb Ancestral Pueblo seed jar, compact in form but visually powerful, painted with bold

0006: Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery Seed JarEst. $2,500-$4,500

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Stirrup Spout Vessel: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 1000 to 1250 CE. A striking Ancestral Pueblo stirrup spout vessel, its rounded body wrapped in bold black-on-white zigzags

0007: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Stirrup Spout VesselEst. $1,500-$2,500

Hohokam & Anasazi Shell Beads & Turquoise Pendants: Native American, Southwestern United States, Hohokam & Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan) culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A display featuring a large strand of tiny marine olivella shells that have been cut,

0008: Hohokam & Anasazi Shell Beads & Turquoise PendantsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Anasazi Black-on-White Compound Jar - Ridge Form: Native American, American Southwest, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A Native American Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white compound jar, this unusual vessel is formed with a

0009: Anasazi Black-on-White Compound Jar - Ridge FormEst. $800-$1,200

Anasazi Nevada Artifacts: Beads, Pottery Shards, Points: Native American, Western United States, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloans), ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An assemblage of Southwestern artifacts collected in southern Nevada,

0010: Anasazi Nevada Artifacts: Beads, Pottery Shards, PointsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

6 Native American Obsidian Blades from N. California: Native American, Western United States, Northern California, ca. 5000 BCE to 1700s CE. A group of 6 obsidian stone blades purportedly discovered near Clear Lake, California. The Clear Lake region has

0010A: 6 Native American Obsidian Blades from N. CaliforniaEst. $800-$1,500Lot Passed

Anasazi Stone + Shell Beads & Pottery Spindle Whorl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A strand composed of assorted stone and shell beads strung on a cotton thread, centered by a pierced

0010B: Anasazi Stone + Shell Beads & Pottery Spindle WhorlEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Anasazi Black on White Ladle & Teotihuacan Pottery Head: Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 900 to 1350 CE; Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A small grouping of two pottery

0011: Anasazi Black on White Ladle & Teotihuacan Pottery HeadEst. $600-$900

Ancient Native American Stone Grinding Tools: Native American, United States, Archaic to early Woodlands period, ca. 6000 BCE to 500 CE. Native American, United States, Archaic to Early Woodland Period, ca. 6000 BCE to 500 CE. A large "nutting

0011A: Ancient Native American Stone Grinding ToolsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Ancient Anasazi Shell Pendant & Heishi Bead Strand: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A strand composed of very small white shell heishi disc beads, strung on a modern cotton thread and

0011B: Ancient Anasazi Shell Pendant & Heishi Bead StrandEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Mimbres Black on White Hummingbird Pottery Bowl: Native American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A ceramic bowl with hemispherical form, slip interior, and a central black-on-white painted abstract

0012: Mimbres Black on White Hummingbird Pottery BowlEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Rare Mimbres Geometric Bowl with Central Kill Hole: Native American, Southwestern United States, Mogollon, Mimbres, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A beautifully spare Mimbres bowl, its interior painted with crisp black geometry and pierced at the center with a

0013: Rare Mimbres Geometric Bowl with Central Kill HoleEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Mimbres Mogollon Black on White Bowl with Kill Hole: Native American, Southwest United States, Mogollon, Mimbres culture, Pueblo II period, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. A Mimbres Mogollon pottery bowl defined by its crisp black-on-white geometry and a centrally

0014: Mimbres Mogollon Black on White Bowl with Kill HoleEst. $1,000-$1,500

Native American Eastern Woodland Full Groove Axe Head: Native American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Greene County, Eastern Woodland culture, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A hardstone full-groove axe head, shaped with a tapered butt and a broad, rounded

0015: Native American Eastern Woodland Full Groove Axe HeadEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Native American Archaic-Woodlands Bone Tool Collection: Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Archaic to Woodlands era, ca. 8000 BCE to 1800s CE. A collection of bone and antler tools representing assorted find sites, presented in a

0015A: Native American Archaic-Woodlands Bone Tool CollectionEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Archaic Woodland Period Knapped Chert Drills: Native American, Southern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. This group of 34 knapped chert drill tools is presented in modern Riker display cases. Many drills were

0015B: Archaic Woodland Period Knapped Chert DrillsEst. $600-$800

Native American Woodlands Bannerstone Atlatl Preform: Native American, Southeastern United States, Kentucky, Ohio County, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A bannerstone preform interpreted as an atlatl weight, exhibiting a raised

0015C: Native American Woodlands Bannerstone Atlatl PreformEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

4 Native American Woodland Stone Discoidals: Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A collection of 4 discoidal stone artifacts, three have shallow indentations in the center of both

0015E: 4 Native American Woodland Stone DiscoidalsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Mississippian Stone Bannerstone - Kentucky: North America, Native American, Mississippian culture, Kentucky, Lyon County, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A quietly powerful object shaped by patient hands and long use, this Mississippian bannerstone from

0017: Mississippian Stone Bannerstone - KentuckyEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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