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Greek Pottery Amphora, Herakles & Athena - Ex Sotheby

Mimbres Pottery Bowl with Turkeys - Art Loss

Rare Fossilized Dinocrocuta "Hyena" Skull

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Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

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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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Impressive Teotihuacan Sandstone Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An impressive mask of a characteristic angular form with boldly delineated facial features, carved from a beautiful sandstone of mottled

0205A: Impressive Teotihuacan Sandstone MaskEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Taino Stone Ball Game Yoke - Geometric Motif: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino, 15th century CE. A splendid stone elliptical collar or yoke, most likely part of the regalia for the ceremonial ballgame which was played with rubber balls

0205B: Taino Stone Ball Game Yoke - Geometric MotifEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Haida / Tlingit Bone Fishing Totem: Native American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida or Tlingit, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved whale or walrus bone depicting an abstract and stylized figure with an

0206: Early 20th C. Haida / Tlingit Bone Fishing TotemEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Paleo-Indian Native American Clovis Point: Native American, Midwest United States, eastern Missouri, Warren County, Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 13000 to 8000 BCE (15,000 to 10,000 BP). An impressively preserved Clovis type projectile point

0207: Paleo-Indian Native American Clovis PointEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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19th C. Native American Painted Bison Skull: Native American, North America, Western United States, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive skull from an American bison (Bison bison), also known as an American buffalo, the most iconic

0207A: 19th C. Native American Painted Bison SkullEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Cat Serpent Bowl w/ TL + Art Loss: Native American, Southeast / Midwestern United States, Mississippian, "Bell Plains" type, ca. 960 to 1280 CE. A sizable and splendid pottery vessel made using clay coils, with the head of a feline

0208: Mississippian Pottery Cat Serpent Bowl w/ TL + Art LossEst. US$4,500-US$6,500Lot Passed

Rare Mississippian Blonde Earthenware Tripod Bottle: United States, Native American, Stone County, Arkansas, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A rare pottery vessel of an abstract calabash form made from shell-burnished clay. The vessel features a large, spherical

0208A: Rare Mississippian Blonde Earthenware Tripod BottleEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Mimbres Pottery Bowl with Turkeys - Art Loss: North America, Southwestern US, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. An exemplary pottery bowl, hand-built via the traditional coil-and-scrape method. Adorned with black decoration on a

0209: Mimbres Pottery Bowl with Turkeys - Art LossEst. US$8,500-US$12,000Lot Passed

Mississippian Quapaw Pottery Bottle w/ TL: Native American, North America, west of the Mississippi River (modern day Arkansas), Mississippian, Quapaw culture, ca. 1160 to 1520 CE. An exemplary hand-built pottery vessel boasting a round yet

0210: Mississippian Quapaw Pottery Bottle w/ TLEst. US$6,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Signed Acoma Pottery Jar w/ Birds - Lucy M. Lewis: Native American, North America, New Mexico, Sky City, Acoma Pueblo, ca. 1930 CE. Large and unusual pottery olla from the most famous of all Acoma potters - Lucy M. Lewis. Polychrome jar in shades of

0211: Signed Acoma Pottery Jar w/ Birds - Lucy M. LewisEst. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Mimbres Black on White Bowl w/ Pronghorn Antelope: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A gorgeous pottery bowl hand-built via the traditional coil-and-scrape method. Adorned with black

0211A: Mimbres Black on White Bowl w/ Pronghorn AntelopeEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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Lovely Anasazi Polychrome Olla w/Bird: Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. A stunning coil-formed pottery olla with an avian and geometric motif. The olla rests on a rounded but

0211B: Lovely Anasazi Polychrome Olla w/BirdEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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Published Native American St. John's Pottery Bowl: Southwestern USA, east central Arizona/west southern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1175 to 1300 CE. A splendid vessel of hemispherical form and vibrant coloring, created using the

0212: Published Native American St. John's Pottery BowlEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Anasazi Pinedale Polychrome Bowl with Snake: Southwestern USA, east central Arizona/west southern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi)/Mogollon culture, ca. 1175 to 1325 CE. An impressive pottery bowl presenting a hemispherical form with a

0213: Anasazi Pinedale Polychrome Bowl with SnakeEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Impressive Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Pottery Olla: Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, Pueblo I/II (Anasazi) period, ca. 900 to 1030 CE. A magnificent, massive pottery bowl presenting with

0214: Impressive Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Pottery OllaEst. US$5,500-US$8,000Lot Passed

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Anasazi Pottery Black on White Double Lobed Mug: Native American, Southwestern United States, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1050 to 1250 CE. A beautiful, coil-formed pottery mug of a distinct double-lobed form

0214A: Anasazi Pottery Black on White Double Lobed MugEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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Mimbres Black on White Pottery Bowl w/ Fish & Birds: Native American, North America, Southwestern United States, Mimbres, ca. 1100 to 1150 CE. A captivating example of a coil-formed pottery bowl of a hemispherical form with a round but stable base,

0214B: Mimbres Black on White Pottery Bowl w/ Fish & BirdsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Published Puebloan Pinedale Pottery Checkerboard Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1275 to 1325 CE. A gorgeous Pinedale black-on-red terracotta bowl with a rounded but stable base

0214C: Published Puebloan Pinedale Pottery Checkerboard BowlEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Anasazi Four-Mile Pottery Bowl with Thunderbird: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Central Anasazi, Southern Cibola, White Mountains Red Ware, Four-Mile type, ca. 1325 to 1400 CE. A marvelous

0215: Anasazi Four-Mile Pottery Bowl with ThunderbirdEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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Signed Maria Martinez 1930s San Ildefonso Blackware Jar: Native American, Maria Montoy Poveka Martinez (1887-1980), San Ildefonso Pueblo, northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ca. 1930s to 1940s CE. A stunning polished blackware vessel by the famous Maria

0215A: Signed Maria Martinez 1930s San Ildefonso Blackware JarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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19th C. Charles Bird King Lithograph of Tuko-See-Mathla: Charles Bird King (American, 1785-1862). "Tuko-See-Mathla A Seminole Chief." Hand-colored lithograph from a folio edition of McKenney and Hall's Indian Tribes of North America. Published in

0216: 19th C. Charles Bird King Lithograph of Tuko-See-MathlaEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Large Late 18th C. Hawaiian Kou Calabash Wood Bowl: South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a kou wood calabash - a serving bowl named for a gourd and made from hardwood in Hawaii. The interior is smooth

0220: Large Late 18th C. Hawaiian Kou Calabash Wood BowlEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Early 20th C. Sulawesi Toraja Beaded Kandaure Canopy: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early 20th century CE. An amazing ritualistic canopy known as a kandaure comprised of thousands of glass seed beads strung and woven on

0220A: Early 20th C. Sulawesi Toraja Beaded Kandaure CanopyEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Two 19th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Splash Boards: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful pair of Massim canoe prows or splash boards - a bow element also called a foam guard or lagims -

0220B: Two 19th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Splash BoardsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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