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Nayarit Pottery Seated Male Ball Player: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow pottery figure in the form of a seated male, seemingly wearing nothing but a head band, nose ring, and spooled earrings. The

0128A: Nayarit Pottery Seated Male Ball PlayerEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Nayarit Polychrome Standing Female Holding Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built polychrome terracotta figure depicting a standing female with a characteristically wide body holding a pottery

0128B: Nayarit Polychrome Standing Female Holding VesselEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Tall Hunchback Colima Redware Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A figural vessel of a thin hunchbacked male figure with a long torso and hands resting on tall knees. The figure wears a necklace and some

0128C: Tall Hunchback Colima Redware Figural VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,600Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Gadrooned Olla w/ Parrot Legs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel of a vermillion hue in the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a body that is

0129: Colima Redware Gadrooned Olla w/ Parrot LegsEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Jalisco Pottery Warrior in Barrel Armor: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large-scale, Jalisco seated warrior figure, holding an intimidating club with both hands (and nicely painted fingers) across his chest,

0129A: Jalisco Pottery Warrior in Barrel ArmorEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Rare Jalisco Bi-Chrome Dog Effigy Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Most collectors of Pre-Columbian pottery are familiar with puppies coming from the Colima region. This more unusual puppy hails from

0130: Rare Jalisco Bi-Chrome Dog Effigy VesselEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Nayarit Chinesca Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure seated upon bent legs and a wide posterior. The highly-burnished figure has a slightly hunched

0131: Nayarit Chinesca Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Conjoined Duck Vessel - ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing, voluminous, and highly-burnished redware effigy vessel, the form comprised of conjoined ducks, each with plump bodies,

0132: Colima Redware Conjoined Duck Vessel - ex-HollywoodEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Lot of 2 Exhibited Nayarit & Jalisco Pottery Puppy Dogs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Nayarit, Chinesco, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A lovely ensemble of two hollow-cast and

0133: Lot of 2 Exhibited Nayarit & Jalisco Pottery Puppy DogsEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Huge Jalisco Redware Nude Woman, ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, El Arenal style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A tall female figure of substantial form standing upon a pair of arching feet and stocky legs. Her

0134: Huge Jalisco Redware Nude Woman, ex-HollywoodEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Teotihuacan Incised Brownware Footed Cylinder: Pre-Columbian, Teotihuacan, ca. 100 to 900 CE. A charming pottery vessel, black faded to dark brown, with small, nubbin-like tripod legs and an ornate, abstract incised interlocking design around the

0135: Teotihuacan Incised Brownware Footed CylinderEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Matched Pair of Nazca Redware Panpipes: Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A beautiful pair of ceramic panpipes, painted dark red, with ten pipes each. Although they are repaired, most pipes still play

0136: Matched Pair of Nazca Redware PanpipesEst. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

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Moche Copper Jaguar Atlatl Finial: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, ca. 390 to 450 CE. An amusing copper finial which once adorned the end of a spear-throwing weapon known as an atlatl. The finial is comprised of a

0137: Moche Copper Jaguar Atlatl FinialEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel, Seated Woman w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, middle of the period, ca. 400 to 600 CE. An iconographically fantastic example of one of the classic forms of pre-Columbian pottery - the Moche

0137A: Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel, Seated Woman w/ TLEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Moche Copper Disc with Danglers: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A large, round copper disc with an intricate openwork design, made to be sewn onto clothing and worn decoratively in the grave.

0137B: Moche Copper Disc with DanglersEst. US$1,200-US$2,000

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Superb Moche Copper Finial w/ Deer: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. One of my favorites! A copper finial or top of a staff, with the rounded socket serving as the body of a deer. The head of the

0138: Superb Moche Copper Finial w/ DeerEst. US$1,800-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Moche Copper Mask - Haunting Visage: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A haunting copper mask, hammered into form, with raised, almond-shaped eyes, a rounded nose, and a small mouth. Two flat ears

0138A: Moche Copper Mask - Haunting VisageEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God - Avian Figure: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An interesting standing figure with minimalist features, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with dark inclusions.

0138B: Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God - Avian FigureEst. US$700-US$1,000Lot Passed

Rare Moche Silver / Copper Kero of Standing Lord: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III to Moche IV (Classic Period), ca. 450 to 650 CE. A very rare example of a kero (quero / qero) with a rectangular base, made a mixture of copper and silver in the form

0139: Rare Moche Silver / Copper Kero of Standing LordEst. US$2,000-US$2,500Lot Passed

Moche Blackware Vessel - Foot Form: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A wonderful mold-formed blackware vessel in the shape of a sandaled foot. The vessel has a planar base, an ovoid body with five delineated

0139A: Moche Blackware Vessel - Foot FormEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Pottery Vessel - Transformational Shaman: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A gorgeous hand-built pottery vessel depicting a shamanic individual undergoing the spiritual process of transforming into a jaguar. The

0140: Jamacoaque Pottery Vessel - Transformational ShamanEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Panamanian Volcanic Stone Metate - Jaguar Form: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Chiriqui people, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A gorgeous example of a ceremonial metate, carved from a coarse, grey volcanic stone, and taking the form of a jaguar. The jaguar has a

0141: Panamanian Volcanic Stone Metate - Jaguar FormEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Mayan Volcanic Stone Owl - Von Winning Papered: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala Highlands, Mayan, ca. 250 to 900 CE. An exceptional carved volcanic stone owl sculpture, carved in the round and delineated with wide-open round eyes, a pointy beak,

0142: Mayan Volcanic Stone Owl - Von Winning PaperedEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Mayan Polychrome Cylinder Vessel - Turkey Heads: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Mayan Ulua Valley, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A wonderfully preserved polychrome cylinder vessel with two nub-like handles in the form of bird heads. Around the heads, painted down

0143: Mayan Polychrome Cylinder Vessel - Turkey HeadsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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