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Moche Pottery Ai Apec / Warrior Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A classic Moche form, a ceramic stirrup vessel, with its body in the form of the Moche chief deity, Ai Apec, dressed as a standing

0026B: Moche Pottery Ai Apec / Warrior Stirrup VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Mochica Pottery Drummer Vessel, ex Sotheby: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. An interesting mold-formed bichrome pottery vessel with a round but stable base, a bulbous body, an arching stirrup-shaped

0027: Mochica Pottery Drummer Vessel, ex SothebyEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Transformed Potato Head: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A rare and intriguing example of a hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel depicting a stylized human head that has

0028: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Transformed Potato HeadEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Moche Bi-Chrome Seated Cazique Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A seated figural vessel in the form of a jaguar-headdressed cazique, shaman, or warrior, seated with both hands placed upon the thighs of

0028A: Moche Bi-Chrome Seated Cazique Stirrup VesselEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Huge Nazca Polychrome Textile Panel w/ Fringe: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 CE. Wow! A very striking textile panel comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers in three complementary hues: gold, crimson, and

0029: Huge Nazca Polychrome Textile Panel w/ FringeEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Nazca Textile Sash with Beautiful Patterns: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 CE. A gorgeous and extremely long slender sash comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca and llama wool) fibers in hues of gold, crimson, rose, cream,

0030: Nazca Textile Sash with Beautiful PatternsEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Dish with Trophy Heads & Pyramid Steps: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A beautiful bowl with flared sides, a gently rounded base, and an exterior motif of repeated trophy heads above pyramid steps.

0031: Nazca Polychrome Dish with Trophy Heads & Pyramid StepsEst. US$600-US$900

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Huge Nazca Polychrome Olla - Serpent w/ Trophy Head: Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 220 BCE to 125 CE. An enormous, deep-walled polychrome bowl, its exterior finely decorated with a large trophy head attached to a long

0031A: Huge Nazca Polychrome Olla - Serpent w/ Trophy HeadEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl with Janus Headed Serpents: Pre-Columbian, Nazca culture, Peru South Coast, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A lovely steep-sided bowl with a flared rim from the early period of the Nazca culture. It features an exterior painted with

0032: Nazca Polychrome Bowl with Janus Headed SerpentsEst. US$900-US$1,300

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Flying Parrots: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of a sizable form with a round but stable base and remarkably thin walls surrounding the deep basin. The highly

0033: Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Flying ParrotsEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Nazca Polychrome Vessel w/ Flying Shaman & Trophy Heads: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An early Nazca masterpiece, this polychrome cylindrical beaker presents a magnificent iconographic/decorative program featuring from top to

0034: Nazca Polychrome Vessel w/ Flying Shaman & Trophy HeadsEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Nazca Polychrome Portrait Kero: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery drinking vessel called a kero with a round but stable base, a broad lower body, and a gently

0035: Nazca Polychrome Portrait KeroEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Nazca Pottery Cup w/ Mythical Being & Trophy Head: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A wonderful pottery cup with a rounded base, a corseted body, and a slightly flared rim rising from the deep basin. The cream-slipped

0036: Nazca Pottery Cup w/ Mythical Being & Trophy HeadEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Faces & Linear Motifs: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowl with a round but stable base, gradually expanding walls, and a thick rim surrounding

0037: Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Faces & Linear MotifsEst. US$450-US$650Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Copper Feather Crown: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. An incredible copper crown made to be placed onto a mummy bundle. The band has several drilled holes on

0038: Sican Lambayeque Copper Feather CrownEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Sican-Lambayeque Silver Tweezers - Naylamp: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A pair of half-moon-shaped, high percentage silver (97%) tweezers with an anthropomorphic figure of the mythical

0038A: Sican-Lambayeque Silver Tweezers - NaylampEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Sican Silver Tweezer - Crescent Moon & Naylamp: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. Half moon shaped silver tweezers with an anthropomorphic visage - perhaps belonging to Naylamp - delineated in

0038B: Sican Silver Tweezer - Crescent Moon & NaylampEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Tiahuanaco Textile Hat w/ Fringe & Openwork Top: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A fine hat of a circular form with an openwork top, a web-style top panel suspended with several thinly braided strands, tall

0039: Tiahuanaco Textile Hat w/ Fringe & Openwork TopEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Bolivian Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in Relief: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 1100 CE. A handsome, beautifully preserved wooden kero (also qiru, quero, qero), an Andean drinking vessel made to consume maize-based

0039A: Bolivian Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in ReliefEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Tiahuanaco Camelid Fiber Four-Cornered Hat: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Tiahuanaco (also Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 700 CE. A finely woven, four-cornered hat of a rather high form, featuring a square crown and pointed tips, the yarns dyed black for the

0040: Tiahuanaco Camelid Fiber Four-Cornered HatEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Fine Tiahuanaco Polychrome Portrait Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia and Chile, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 700 CE. An intriguing example of a hand-built pottery vessel depicting a human head, perhaps a warrior or shaman based on the

0040A: Fine Tiahuanaco Polychrome Portrait VesselEst. US$1,700-US$2,300

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Huari Double-Chambered Whistling Monkey Vessel: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An intriguing figural vessel with a spout rising from one of the canteen-shaped lobes and an amusing simian figure as the

0041: Huari Double-Chambered Whistling Monkey VesselEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Huari Wood Snuff Tray - Jaguar Relief w/ Shell Eyes: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari culture, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A beautifully preserved, dark wooden tray of a gently curved rectangular form with a large, shallow, rectangular depression for

0041A: Huari Wood Snuff Tray - Jaguar Relief w/ Shell EyesEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Fabulous Huari Wood, Fiber, & Textile Helmet w/ Face: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A gorgeous helmet or shamanic hat formed from several lengthy wooden planks that are bound together with tightly woven

0041B: Fabulous Huari Wood, Fiber, & Textile Helmet w/ FaceEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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