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18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly

Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl

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America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Maya Pottery Seated Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A tall, figural ceramic vessel in the form of a seated person with a distended belly button and large loincloth. The face is

0053: Maya Pottery Seated Figural VesselEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Maya Pottery Seated Figure - Kneeling Woman: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A delightful ceramic figure of a woman with an exaggeratedly large head atop a kneeling body.

0054: Maya Pottery Seated Figure - Kneeling WomanEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Maya Blackware Skull-Shaped Jar w/ Lid: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A definite conversation starter - this blackware pottery lidded vessel is in the shape of a skull, with

0055: Maya Blackware Skull-Shaped Jar w/ LidEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

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Maya Polychrome Cylinder Vessel Abstract Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery cylinder with tall walls, a thin rim, and a deep interior cavity, all supported atop a

0056: Maya Polychrome Cylinder Vessel Abstract MotifsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Maya Carved Jadeite Amulet - Elite Lord: Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A finely carved jadeite pendant, the stone of seafoam green hues, featuring an incised depiction of an elite lord, his visage presenting large

0057: Maya Carved Jadeite Amulet - Elite LordEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A rare example of a hand-carved stone serpent with a dense body that curls twice around. The circular serpent

0058: Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone SerpentEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God w/ Red Spots: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fine example of an abstract standing axe god figure, hand-carved from mottled grey-green stone, of a stout form

0059: Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God w/ Red SpotsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Maya Ulua Valley Pottery Bowl - Pelicans: Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Mayan Ulua Valley, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A beautiful bowl from a unique Maya tradition with a deep interior, gently incurved rim, and a motif of pelicans painted around its

0059A: Maya Ulua Valley Pottery Bowl - PelicansEst. US$1,500-US$1,800Lot Passed

Chimu Pottery Gourd-Shaped Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built terracotta vessel modeled to represent a large gourd with smooth 'skin' - its body of a bulbous form with a long, curled stem

0060: Chimu Pottery Gourd-Shaped Stirrup VesselEst. US$250-US$350Lot Passed

Chimu Spondylus Pendant of an Elite Male: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. Skillfully carved from spondylus shell of vibrant orange and cream hues, a figural pendant depicting an important standing male figure who

0061: Chimu Spondylus Pendant of an Elite MaleEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Chimu Wooden Royal Litter Post w/ Jaguar Finial: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, seven insertion cavities, and an

0062: Chimu Wooden Royal Litter Post w/ Jaguar FinialEst. US$1,250-US$1,750Lot Passed

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Large / Rare Inca Chucu Stone Plaque - Checkerboard: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A rare large, stone example of a Chucu plaque. It features a powerful visual ordering of space with three vibrant natural

0062A: Large / Rare Inca Chucu Stone Plaque - CheckerboardEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Inca Wood Ceremonial Dish, ex-Drimmer: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A rare, well preserved shallow wooden offering bowl, made to be used in ceremonies. Vessels of this style are usually made of black basalt. The

0062B: Inca Wood Ceremonial Dish, ex-DrimmerEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Inca Copper Bola - Seven Pointed: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A heavy, solid, cast copper bola - a weighted weapon with a sturdy loop for attachment to a long rope. The form has seven points radiating from

0062C: Inca Copper Bola - Seven PointedEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Chavin Bone Drug Spatula - Half Man, Half Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-carved human bone spatula with an incredible carving of a half man, half jaguar face on one end. The other end has been hollowed

0063: Chavin Bone Drug Spatula - Half Man, Half JaguarEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Chavin Incised Brownware Stirrup - Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1000 to 200 BCE. A beautiful hand-built and highly-burnished brownware pottery vessel with a lightly-rounded but stable base, a tall egg-shaped

0063A: Chavin Incised Brownware Stirrup - ZoomorphsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Stone Bowl w/ Zoomorphic Motifs: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A beautiful bowl of a lightly-compressed spherical form, hand-carved from mottled brown stone with faint orange inclusions. The bowl has a

0063B: Chavin Incised Stone Bowl w/ Zoomorphic MotifsEst. US$8,800-US$13,200Lot Passed

Chavin Carved Red Stone Bowl w/ Underworld God: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fabulous bowl of a squat, stocky form with a round but stable base, thick walls, a rounded rim, and a shallow basin. The exterior bears

0063C: Chavin Carved Red Stone Bowl w/ Underworld GodEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Chavin Stone Cactus Jar w/ Conical Protrusions: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning jar of a sizable form, hand-carved from speckled vermilion-hued stone with dark inclusions. The cylindrical body has a

0063D: Chavin Stone Cactus Jar w/ Conical ProtrusionsEst. US$6,500-US$9,750Lot Passed

Large Chancay Textile Weaver Basket: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A fine textile weaver's basket composed of tightly-woven reeds in a rectangular form reinforced by interior lucite panels, including a

0064: Large Chancay Textile Weaver BasketEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Fine Chancay Polychrome Textile Mummy Bundle: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1450 CE. A fine mummy bundle false head made from tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of beige, fuchsia, wheat, coffee,

0064A: Fine Chancay Polychrome Textile Mummy BundleEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

0065: Chancay / Huari Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

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Exhibited Vicus Redware Figural Vessel: South America, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel of a double-chambered form with a bridge handle arching in-between. The

0066: Exhibited Vicus Redware Figural VesselEst. US$600-US$900

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Moche II Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated Elder: Pre-Columbian, Central/North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the form of a seated elder figure with a flat base, a bulbous body

0067: Moche II Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated ElderEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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