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Fine 26th Dynasty Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Ankh-Hor

Jalisco Standing Pottery Barrel Warrior w/ Club

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Jalisco San Juanito Style Pottery Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A bichrome, hollow-molded standing female shaft tomb figure painted with red and cream details over gray slip with a

0074: Jalisco San Juanito Style Pottery Standing FemaleEst. US$1,000-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Fine Jalisco Bichrome Pottery Seated Male: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built bichrome figure, sitting with fingered hands placed upon folded legs, facing forward with an expressive visage comprised of

0075: Fine Jalisco Bichrome Pottery Seated MaleEst. US$600-US$900

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Colima Redware Gadrooned Olla - Parrot Legs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This brilliant vermillion pottery vessel is in the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a body that is stylistically segmented with smooth, fine

0075A: Colima Redware Gadrooned Olla - Parrot LegsEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Pair of Nayarit Large Seated Figures - Female & Male: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An incredible matched pair of seated ceramic figures, with complimentary clothing, facial markings, sculpture styles, and poses. One is a

0075B: Pair of Nayarit Large Seated Figures - Female & MaleEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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Jalisco Standing Pottery Barrel Warrior w/ Club: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large-scale, bichrome pottery Jalisco standing warrior figure, gripping an intimidating club with both hands (and nicely modeled

0075C: Jalisco Standing Pottery Barrel Warrior w/ ClubEst. US$1,200-US$1,600

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Ancient Peruvian Figural Whistling Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Salinar, ca. 300 BCE to 200 CE. A unique terracotta whistling vessel with an anthropomorphic head serving as the front lobe, and a cylindrical bowl with a slightly flared rim at

0075D: Ancient Peruvian Figural Whistling VesselEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Fine Jamacoaque Pottery Jaguar Mask: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 100 to 500 CE. An extremely expressive pottery mask in the form of a snarling jaguar with almond-shaped eyes presenting bulging round pupils and an open mouth

0076: Fine Jamacoaque Pottery Jaguar MaskEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Superb Nayarit Chinesco Kneeling Pottery Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming example of a seated Nayarit figure with a very intriguing body. One side of the body is shown kneeling, with a hand pressed to

0076A: Superb Nayarit Chinesco Kneeling Pottery FigureEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Rare Ecuadoran Bahia Pottery Head: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE/500 CE. One of the finest pottery heads of the type from this region that we have seen. Molded hollow head of elongated form, mouth open, eyes in

0076B: Rare Ecuadoran Bahia Pottery HeadEst. US$1,100-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Jalisco San Juanito Style Sitting Woman w/ Child: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated female figure holding a child who clutches her breast as if nursing, nude except for a headband, long feather-like

0076C: Jalisco San Juanito Style Sitting Woman w/ ChildEst. US$1,000-US$1,200

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Moche Bronze Tumi with Warrior: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fascinating tumi with a long, rectangular blade, topped by a warrior figure on a small rectangular platform. The figure has

0076D: Moche Bronze Tumi with WarriorEst. US$1,200-US$1,500

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Large & Very Fine Nazca Polychrome Kero - Killer Whales: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. Large and wonderfully decorated pottery kero. Large central band with two mythical killer whale deities that combines elements of the whale

0076E: Large & Very Fine Nazca Polychrome Kero - Killer WhalesEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Teotihuacan Tripod Cylinder Vessel - Ex Stendahl: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico / Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 100 to 900 CE. A ceramic cylinder vessel, black, with dramatic, openwork tripod legs and an ornate, abstract incised interlocking

0076F: Teotihuacan Tripod Cylinder Vessel - Ex StendahlEst. US$1,500-US$2,250

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Moche Copper Tumi w/ Seated Man: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A long, narrow copper axe blade with a flared half-circle at the bottom. Crouched atop it, cast as a single piece, is a male

0076G: Moche Copper Tumi w/ Seated ManEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Nazca Pottery Human Head Kero: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A large polychrome kero modeled in the form of a human trophy head (though interestingly we see no pinned lips as is customary), with

0076H: Nazca Pottery Human Head KeroEst. US$1,200-US$1,500

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Fine Moche II Pottery Stirrup Jar in Duck Form: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. This elegant vessel portrays a spotted duck, skillfully modeled and decorated with a bichrome red and cream finish and textured wings and

0077: Fine Moche II Pottery Stirrup Jar in Duck FormEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Moche Bichrome Rattle w/ Geometric Fine Line Decoration: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A fine line pottery rattle shaped like a bottle, the instrument is beautifully decorated with three wide registers of abstract geometric patterns, most

0077A: Moche Bichrome Rattle w/ Geometric Fine Line DecorationEst. US$600-US$800

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Huge Costa Rican Stone Metate: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An exceedingly large ceremonial metate carved from volcanic stone, with a round-cornered, rectangular table/seat, numerous

0078: Huge Costa Rican Stone MetateEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

Wonderful Jama Coaque Pottery Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jama Coaque (Jamacoaque) culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A maskette, perhaps a funerary mask, with dramatic yellow and blue pigment.Comes with custom stand. Size: 4.9" W x

0078A: Wonderful Jama Coaque Pottery MasketteEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Veracruz Pottery Bust of a Lord: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lifelife ceramic bust of a lord or possibly a priest, with a broad face, open mouth, and big, flared headdress. The figure

0078B: Veracruz Pottery Bust of a LordEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Mayan Grayware Bowl - Step Motif: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A large, wide cylinder vessel made from grayware. The body is just slightly corsetted, standing on a convex

0078C: Mayan Grayware Bowl - Step MotifEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Costa Rican Frog Stone Mortar: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mortar assuming the form of a sweet smiling amphibian with a depression on its back for grinding

0078D: Costa Rican Frog Stone MortarEst. US$1,000-US$1,200Lot Passed

Trio of Mayan Ceremonial Green Stone Celts: Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Maya, ca. 500 CE. A group of three tapered hand tools, carved from green-hued hardstone, in a highly stylized ritual form with curved blades opposite of the rounded

0079: Trio of Mayan Ceremonial Green Stone CeltsEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Custom Necklace w/ Ancient Colombian Tairona Stones: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, Ca 200 to 800 CE. Lovely and wearable necklace comprised of 35 quartz tube beads, 5 carnelian beads, 4 of which are "bullet" varieties, along with small

0080: Custom Necklace w/ Ancient Colombian Tairona StonesEst. US$600-US$900

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