Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic

Enormous Veracruz Pottery Standing Figure w/ TL

Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask

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Olmec Decorated Stone Celt w/ Cinnabar: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico/northern Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE, probably later in the period. A ceremonial banded greenstone hand axe (celt) with cream-colored,

0014F: Olmec Decorated Stone Celt w/ CinnabarEst. US$4,100-US$6,150Lot Passed

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Large Olmecoid Jade Frog Carving: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A beautiful carving using a massive found piece of creamy pale grey green and beige jadeite. A modicum of string cut and drilled lines create the

0014G: Large Olmecoid Jade Frog CarvingEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Large Olmec / Proto Maya Blackware Chalice: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, late Olmec to proto-Maya, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A handsome, strikingly large blackware vessel, its upper exterior walls decorated with relief images in

0014H: Large Olmec / Proto Maya Blackware ChaliceEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Olmec Pottery Baby Figure w/ Dance-like Pose: Pre-Columbian, south-central Mexico and Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 200 BCE. A hollow terracotta seated Olmec Baby figure, presented in a seated, squatting position with legs tucked beneath

0014I: Olmec Pottery Baby Figure w/ Dance-like PoseEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot Passed

Mayan Polychrome Figural Cache Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An incredible matched lid and body of a ceramic vessel of the style found in buried Mayan

0015: Mayan Polychrome Figural Cache VesselEst. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

Mayan Polychrome Dish with Jaguar - Kill Hole: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A distinctive, flat-bottomed plate with flared sides and a central motif in tondo of a

0016: Mayan Polychrome Dish with Jaguar - Kill HoleEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Large Mayan Carved Jade Amulet of a God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A large stone pendant, pierced through the top of the headdress and at three points on its

0017: Large Mayan Carved Jade Amulet of a GodEst. US$3,200-US$4,800Lot Passed

Mayan Ulua Valley Polychrome Cylinder Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Mayan Ulua Valley, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A wonderful polychrome cylinder vessel with incredibly rich iconography. The theme is of a seated lord with an immense, elaborate

0018: Mayan Ulua Valley Polychrome Cylinder VesselEst. US$2,500-US$3,750Lot Passed

Mayan Greenstone Earrings (Matched Pair): Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A matched pair of beautiful pale greenstone earrings, rich with white inclusions that create a

0019: Mayan Greenstone Earrings (Matched Pair)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Maya Brownware Cylinder Vessel - Glyphoids: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A handsome brownware cylinder vessel with incised vertical ribbing down its exterior

0020: Maya Brownware Cylinder Vessel - GlyphoidsEst. US$1,300-US$2,000Lot Passed

Mayan Carved Green Stone Pendant with Cinnabar: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking pendant, hand-carved from emerald-green stone with light and dark inclusions,

0021: Mayan Carved Green Stone Pendant with CinnabarEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Maya Polychrome Plate - Head of Lord: Pre-Columbian, Highlands (Chiapas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 600 CE. A flare-rimmed dish that would have once stood on three short legs, featuring a

0021A: Maya Polychrome Plate - Head of LordEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a flat base, lightly-flared walls, and a shallow basin. The interior is decorated

0021B: Maya Peten Polychrome BowlEst. US$500-US$700

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Maya Ulua Valley Pottery Bowl w/ Abstract Creatures: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A well-preserved shallow ceramic bowl decorated in the distinctive style of the Ulua Valley, an interesting satellite of the Classical

0021C: Maya Ulua Valley Pottery Bowl w/ Abstract CreaturesEst. US$600-US$900

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Mayan Green Stone Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A small pendant, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with light inclusions, depicting

0022: Mayan Green Stone PendantEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Maya Brownware Cache Vessel w/ Incised Decoration: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An attractive and highly-burnished brownware cache vessel of an interesting cylindrical form

0023: Maya Brownware Cache Vessel w/ Incised DecorationEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Fine Maya Copador Polychrome Cylinders: Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya, Copador, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A wonderful set of two hand-built pottery cylinders, both with flat bases and thick rims and a pale-orange base

0024: Lot of 2 Fine Maya Copador Polychrome CylindersEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a flat base, squat walls, a thick rim, and a shallow basin. The interior of the

0024A: Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ GlyphsEst. US$800-US$1,100

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Maya Pottery Bowl w/ Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a shallow basin, a flat base, and short walls with a lightly-flared rim. The

0024B: Maya Pottery Bowl w/ JaguarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Rare Mayan Jade / Mosaic Ear Spools (pr): Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A beautiful pair of jade ear spools, each with a round face and a short, cylindrical, hollow plug. Jade ear spools are a symbol of Maya

0024C: Rare Mayan Jade / Mosaic Ear Spools (pr)Est. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Maya Ceramic Cylinder Vessel - Glyphoids: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. A tall, narrow-mouthed redware cylinder vessel with a flat base and thick rim. The lower two-thirds of the

0024D: Maya Ceramic Cylinder Vessel - GlyphoidsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Squids: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A thick-walled pottery bowl, covered in pale-orange slip, with a stable, lightly-rounded base and a black-painted

0025: Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ SquidsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "A": Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia

0025A: Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "A"Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890: Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the

0025B: Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890Est. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

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