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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Viking, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! All items legally acquired, legal to sell and guaranteed to be as described. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Nazca Polychrome Pottery Jar w/ Trophy Heads: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar of a sizable form depicting a register of disembodied trophy heads along the carinated midsection. The highly

0184: Nazca Polychrome Pottery Jar w/ Trophy HeadsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Kero w/ Portrait Faces: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 300 CE. A truly spectacular vessel with some of the finest paint we have ever seen. This is a flaring kero (also quero) painted with the

0184A: Nazca Polychrome Kero w/ Portrait FacesEst. US$1,500-US$2,500

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Nazca Polychrome Pottery Portrait Vessel: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 0 to 400 CE. A polychrome pottery jar painted with a human head with nose in high relief having a high collar rim. The olla depicts a stylized human head

0185: Nazca Polychrome Pottery Portrait VesselEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Chavin Pottery Staff God Stirrup Vessel w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning mold-made pottery stirrup vessel in the form of the Andean Staff God with a rounded base and globular body. His terrifying

0186: Chavin Pottery Staff God Stirrup Vessel w/ TLEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Chavin Polychrome Standing Staff God Figure w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fabulous figural vessel of the Andean Staff God boasting a lustrous burnish and deep hues of maroon and black. Standing on

0187: Chavin Polychrome Standing Staff God Figure w/ TLEst. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Vibrant Huari Polychrome Textile Four Corner Hat: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A beautiful four cornered hat from the Huari culture made of low pile camelid (llama or alpaca) fiber that is brightly dyed. This

0188: Vibrant Huari Polychrome Textile Four Corner HatEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Superb Huari Textile Mummy Bundle: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Huari culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Perhaps the finest mummy bundle from this region we have seen. Most examples have painted faces directly onto the textile bundle, while

0188A: Superb Huari Textile Mummy BundleEst. US$4,500-US$6,500Lot Passed

Paracas Polychrome Textile Fragment - Flying Shamans: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fabulous and sizable textile fragment composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool fibers) in hues of crimson,

0189: Paracas Polychrome Textile Fragment - Flying ShamansEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Paracas Bone Spatula / Drug Spoon w/ Spotted Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Paracas, ca. 400 to 200 BCE. Very interesting bone (appears to be a human radius) implement used to stir and mix hallucinogenic drugs. Carved with long scoop, head of

0190: Paracas Bone Spatula / Drug Spoon w/ Spotted JaguarEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Zoomorphs, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Salinar culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A striking ceramic stirrup vessel with a round body with flattened base, a thick stirrup handle, and a short, flaring spout

0190A: Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Zoomorphs, TL TestedEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Tiahuanaco Copper Ornament w/ Sun Faces & Trophy Skulls: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia or Peru, Wari / Huari or Tiwanaku / Tiahuanaco culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A beautiful crown made from a gold-washed copper band decorated in low relief, depicting sun gods,

0190B: Tiahuanaco Copper Ornament w/ Sun Faces & Trophy SkullsEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Rare 10th C. Sican Gold Tunic Appliques: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous and impressive number of 14K gold - 691 to be exact - of gold dress appliques- all circular with the

0191: Rare 10th C. Sican Gold Tunic AppliquesEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ Naylamp: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A fine ceremonial drinking vessel known as a kero (also quero) that is shaped from a thin sheet of 98% silver. The

0191A: Sican Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ NaylampEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Sican / Lambayeque Gold Crown w/ Birds: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A gorgeous 40.25% to 59.5% gold crown decorated with 9 stylized bird ornaments and danglers. The crown is formed from a band of

0191B: Rare Sican / Lambayeque Gold Crown w/ BirdsEst. US$19,000-US$28,500Lot Passed

Superb 10th C. Sican Gold Mask for a Lord: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous 57% to 60% (equivalent 13K+ to 14K+) gold ceremonial mask. The face presents almond-shaped eyes,

0191C: Superb 10th C. Sican Gold Mask for a LordEst. US$20,000-US$30,000Lot Passed

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Fine Sican Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ Pelicans: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque transition period, ca. 750 to 1000 CE. A fantastic and sizable example of a kero (also quero) of an elongated, spool-shaped form. The vessel bears a

0192: Fine Sican Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ PelicansEst. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Fine Sican Lambayeque Silver Kero: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A dazzling high-quality (98.4%) silver kero boasting a towering, conical body and a circular, flared rim, all sitting upon a concave base.

0193: Fine Sican Lambayeque Silver KeroEst. US$3,000-US$45,000Lot Passed

Superb Viru Pottery Feline Whistling Vessel: Pre-Columbian, northwest coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 200 BCE. A truly delightful pottery bridge spout vessel in the form of a zoomorph - probably a very abstract version of a feline. The vessel is

0194: Superb Viru Pottery Feline Whistling VesselEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Vicus Redware Hanging Vessel - Ursine Creature: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. An interesting example of a hand-built pottery vessel with a large, ovoid body featuring the head of an ursine creature, perhaps a

0194A: Vicus Redware Hanging Vessel - Ursine CreatureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Tiahuanaco / Huari Polychrome Textile Four Corner Hat: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) or Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A lovely four cornered hat woven from a camelid (alpaca or llama) fiber that is dyed in hues of red, yellow,

0194B: Tiahuanaco / Huari Polychrome Textile Four Corner HatEst. US$7,500-US$9,500Lot Passed

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Tiahuanaco Polychrome Crescent-Shaped Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Western Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A gorgeous, crescent-shaped vessel featuring a highly graphic, playfully painted motif and a pair of small,

0194C: Tiahuanaco Polychrome Crescent-Shaped VesselEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Jamacoaque Pottery Enthroned Jaguar Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A fascinating hand-modeled pottery beast, sitting on an integral base within a railing perhaps representing a throne. This

0195: Jamacoaque Pottery Enthroned Jaguar FigureEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Ecuadorian Manteno Gilded Copper Roundel w/ Jaguar Face: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 600 to 1533 CE. An amazing copper and gilt disk pendant with a repousse face of a jaguar. This disk shows a feline face in relief on the domed center and flat

0195A: Ecuadorian Manteno Gilded Copper Roundel w/ Jaguar FaceEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Jamacoaque Polychrome Shaman Figure w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A remarkable pottery shaman figure adorned in vibrant hues of marigold, emerald, and scarlet. Depicted crouching on an integral plinth, the

0195B: Jamacoaque Polychrome Shaman Figure w/ TLEst. US$2,000-US$3,500

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