Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic

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Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic

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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more.

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Jalisco Pottery Horned Lizard Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a horned lizard (or horntoad, genus Phrynosoma, literally "toad-bodied") with stocky legs, a

0087: Jalisco Pottery Horned Lizard VesselEst. US$1,100-US$1,600Lot Passed

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Jalisco Bi-Chrome Pottery Dog & Puppy: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming hand-built pottery sculpture depicting an adult dog supporting a smaller puppy on its back, each defined by a stocky,

0088: Jalisco Bi-Chrome Pottery Dog & PuppyEst. US$750-US$1,200

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Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Grey Type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery female figure depicted in a kneeling position, nude save

0089: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female FigureEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Huge Jalisco Ameca Pottery Anthropomorphic Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Grey style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An incredible seated anthropomorphic figure, hollow-built from pottery, with a highly-burnished surface covered in

0090: Huge Jalisco Ameca Pottery Anthropomorphic FigureEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Seated Hunchback Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing anthropomorphic figure, hollow-built from terracotta, depicting a seated figure with a severely hunched back. The figure sits

0091: Jalisco Pottery Seated Hunchback FigureEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Large Chupicuaro Brownware Tripod Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built brownware pottery bowl with a highly-burnished surface. The vessel has a wide body with dozens of incised vertical

0092: Large Chupicuaro Brownware Tripod VesselEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Standing Warrior Whistle: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastical figure, made from individual components of applied, fired clay - a warrior figure wearing a huge item on his back that

0093: Colima Pottery Standing Warrior WhistleEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Colima Mahogany Obsidian Ceremonial Blade: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful stone spear point created from a gorgeous chunk of mahogany obsidian (volcanic glass with iron inclusions). The piece is

0094: Colima Mahogany Obsidian Ceremonial BladeEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Important Colima Pottery Shaman in Transformation: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkably preserved and fantastically rendered anthropomorphic vessel, a shaman with a dramatically hunched back caught in the act of

0094A: Important Colima Pottery Shaman in TransformationEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot Passed

Tall Colima Redware Standing Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pre-Classic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A sizable, hollow-built redware pottery standing figure of a man with broad, delineated legs, a tied waistband,

0094B: Tall Colima Redware Standing Figural VesselEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Superb Colima Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An outstanding hand-built and finely modeled redware seated female holding a bowl atop her right shoulder and her right hand to her cheek -

0095A: Superb Colima Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Four Jalisco & Colima Pottery Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An amazing ensemble of four hand-built terracotta figures from a pair of ancient West Mexican

0095B: Four Jalisco & Colima Pottery FiguresEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Colima Redware Seated Dog Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A large and particularly plump dog effigy vessel, finely-molded in lustrous, highly-burnished redware in a seated pose

0095C: Colima Redware Seated Dog VesselEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Seated Shaman Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built and highly-burnished redware pottery figure shown seated upon curved legs and a flat base. The shamanic

0096: Colima Redware Seated Shaman FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Seater Warrior: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-formed pottery figure of a warrior standing upon a pair of bent conical legs and a third 'base' leg on the

0097: Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Seater WarriorEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Standing Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating figure, hand-molded from pale clay and painted sparsely with a pale red pigment. The figure has a huge, oval, alien-like

0097A: Nayarit Chinesco Standing Female FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Redware Figure w/ Mutilations: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A striking example of hand-built shaft-tomb pottery depicting a seated female figure with outstretched

0097B: Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Redware Figure w/ MutilationsEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

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Jalisco San Juanito Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely example of a hollow-formed San Sebastian ceramic female figure with splashes of earthy red pigment adorning her neck,

0097C: Jalisco San Juanito Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$600-US$900

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Large / Impressive Nayarit Standing Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressively large and finely modeled earthenware sculpture depicting a woman, standing proud with a characteristically wide torso, her

0097D: Large / Impressive Nayarit Standing Female FigureEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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Nayarit Redware Zoomorphic Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a rotund zoomorphic figure standing atop a quartet of conical legs. The rounded body has a squat

0098: Nayarit Redware Zoomorphic VesselEst. US$400-US$600

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Nayarit Polychrome Seated Barrel Armor Warrior w/ Club: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fine depiction of a hollow-built pottery warrior figure seated upon two rear conical legs. The warrior wears a

0098A: Nayarit Polychrome Seated Barrel Armor Warrior w/ ClubEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel Armor: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful hand-built and highly-burnished pottery warrior of a sizable form seated upon bent

0098B: Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel ArmorEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel w/ Abstract Face: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Paquime/Casas Grandes, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery vessel of a stable, round-bottomed form, with tall walls and a rectangular mouth flanked

0099: Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel w/ Abstract FaceEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Large Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, Ramos style, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A beautiful Casas Grandes coil-made and hand-painted polychrome terracotta bowl with a rounded base, and a wide body

0099A: Large Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery VesselEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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