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Moche Polychrome Stirrup Jar - Lord w/ Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phases III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A mold-formed and highly burnished pottery vessel of a stunning form with a round but stable base, a bulbous body, a

0089A: Moche Polychrome Stirrup Jar - Lord w/ JaguarEst. US$2,800-US$3,500Lot Passed

Moche Fineline Stirrup Vessel - Warriors, Weapons: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 750 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel with a register of stylized, left-facing warrior figures adorned with ornate armor, wielding

0090: Moche Fineline Stirrup Vessel - Warriors, WeaponsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Moche Blackware Seated Figural Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished blackware pottery vessel depicting a seated figure wearing a hooded poncho with a blanket

0091: Moche Blackware Seated Figural Stirrup VesselEst. US$900-US$1,300Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel Abstract Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished bi-chrome pottery vessel with a recessed program of abstract zoomorphic creatures along the

0091A: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel Abstract ZoomorphsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Impressive Moche 10K Gold Sheet Nose Ring: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. An impressively large, hammered 10 karat gold sheet nose ring. A trio of round bosses stud the surface and two thin hooks for an

0091B: Impressive Moche 10K Gold Sheet Nose RingEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A mold-made bichrome terracotta portrait stirrup vessel with the body in the form of the head of a lord or warrior. He has a strong face

0091C: Moche Pottery Portrait Head VesselEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Moche Textile Border w/ Anthropomorphic Figures: Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast Peru, Huarmey Valley, Moche, ca. 500 to 600 CE. A beautiful textile border composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in vibrant hues of pink,

0091D: Moche Textile Border w/ Anthropomorphic FiguresEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel - Feline w/ Vegetables: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of an intriguing form depicting a highly stylized feline figure seated upon thick haunches. The

0091E: Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel - Feline w/ VegetablesEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Scythian & Moche / Chimu Gold Sheet Ornaments, 2 Pieces: Western Asia, Scythian culture, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE; Pre-Columbian, north/central coast Peru, late Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 850 to 1200 CE. An opulent pair of ornaments formed from sheets

0092: Scythian & Moche / Chimu Gold Sheet Ornaments, 2 PiecesEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Nazca Bone Drug Spatulas, Abstract Zoomorphs (pr): Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A pair of elongated spatulas used for the preparation and consumption of potent hallucinogenic drugs, each hand-carved from camelid

0093: Nazca Bone Drug Spatulas, Abstract Zoomorphs (pr)Est. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Large / Vibrant Tie-Dyed Nazca Textile Mantle: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A massive, vibrant, tie-dyed textile mantle created from camelid fibers (llama or camelid wool), with a fantastical geometric

0093A: Large / Vibrant Tie-Dyed Nazca Textile MantleEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

Nazca Polychrome Aryballos, Star-Shaped Mace Heads: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, Phases 6 to 7, ca. 425 to 550 CE. A beautiful ceramic aryballos painted with interesting iconography. Around its shoulder is a repeated sequence of star-shaped

0093B: Nazca Polychrome Aryballos, Star-Shaped Mace HeadsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Large Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe Fragment: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful textile fringe fragment of a sizable form composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in colorful

0093C: Large Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe FragmentEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Fine Paracas Electrum Cuff Bracelet: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A gorgeous cuff bracelet comprised of electrum with a content of 55.8% to 62% gold and 36% to 41.5% silver. The periphery of the

0093D: Fine Paracas Electrum Cuff BraceletEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel in the Form of a House: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Salinar culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A fascinating mold-made terracotta stirrup vessel with a lentoid body from which rises a peaked roofline with vertical

0094: Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel in the Form of a HouseEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Effigy Vessel - Llama / Camelid: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A hand-built terracotta llama or other camelid (alpaca, vicuna) effigy vessel, the body elongated and round-bottomed,

0095A: Sican Lambayeque Effigy Vessel - Llama / CamelidEst. US$1,600-US$2,000Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Olla w/ Face Mask & Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery olla of an intriguing form with a flat base, a bulbous body with a central carination, a sloped

0095B: Huari Polychrome Olla w/ Face Mask & JaguarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Large Huari Polychrome Jar - Flying Monkeys: Pre-Columbian, Central / South Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of a sizable form with a round but stable base, a spherical body with a slight central

0095C: Large Huari Polychrome Jar - Flying MonkeysEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Chilean Atacama Polychrome Venus Idol Figure: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Atacama Desert region, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A hand-built pottery Venus idol figure with a smooth body standing atop a pair of nubbin feet. The highly burnished figure holds

0095D: Chilean Atacama Polychrome Venus Idol FigureEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Huari Polychrome Kero - Dancing Figure: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A lovely polychrome kero (also quero, qero), a tapering ceramic vessel designed to hold chicha. The vessel is painted with a

0095E: Huari Polychrome Kero - Dancing FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Pottery Standing Warrior: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jama-Coaque, ca. 1 to 500 CE. This piece depicts a kneeling warrior holding a club in his right hand and a small vessel in his left hand. The figure is

0096A: Jamacoaque Pottery Standing WarriorEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

11th C. Quimbaya Pottery Slab Figure, Seated Male: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery male slab figure with tubular arms and legs. The figure is seated upon

0096C: 11th C. Quimbaya Pottery Slab Figure, Seated MaleEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Pair of Fine Narino Pottery Bowls w/ Linear Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador to Columbia, Narino Highlands, ca. 1250 CE. A fine set of two hand-built pottery bowls with squat feet and hemispherical basins. The interior of one vessel features broad

0096D: Pair of Fine Narino Pottery Bowls w/ Linear MotifsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Muisca Tumbaga Flute Player: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Muisca culture, ca. 1200 to 1538 CE. A charming, small tumbaga figure dominated by its large head with huge round eyes and massive nose. The rest of the body is seated, knees

0097: Muisca Tumbaga Flute PlayerEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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