Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Roman Glass Double Unguentarium Cobalt Trailing

Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Bull, TL Tested

Signed Elizebeth Lincoln Rookwood Pottery Vase (1920)

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Featuring antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping.

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Michoacan Pottery Standing Pregnant Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fabulous hand-built pottery female "pretty lady" figure depicted pregnant and standing as her petite breasts and

0193: Michoacan Pottery Standing Pregnant Female FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Michoacan Pottery Standing Pretty Lady, ex Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery 'pretty lady' figure boasting a voluptuous, hourglass body adorned elaborate ornaments and liberal

0194: Michoacan Pottery Standing Pretty Lady, ex Sotheby'sEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Prehistoric Archaic Chert Cumberland Unfluted Point: Native American, Midwestern United States, Missouri, Webster County, Transitional Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 8500 to 7500 BCE (10,500 to 9,500 BP). A remarkable projectile point hand-knapped from

0195: Prehistoric Archaic Chert Cumberland Unfluted PointEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Native American Archaic Woodland Stone Drill: Native American, Southern United States, Missouri, Jefferson County, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE. A tool hand-knapped from a creamy gray chert stone with a tapered bit. The

0196: Native American Archaic Woodland Stone DrillEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

2 Native American Archaic Stone Full Groove Hand Axes: Native American, Midwestern to Eastern United States, present-day Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Eastern Woodland & Archaic period, ca. 5000 BCE to 1500 CE. A fine pair of hand-carved hand axes of

0197: 2 Native American Archaic Stone Full Groove Hand AxesEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Large Prehistoric Native American Stone Tool: Native American, United States, Archaic period, ca. 3000 to 1000 BCE. A remarkable hand-knapped chert bifacial tool with a disc shape and a rounded upper face that is nearly perfectly smoothed, and a

0198: Large Prehistoric Native American Stone ToolEst. US$500-US$750

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91 Prehistoric Native American Stone "Bird Points": Native American, North America, Middle Archaic to Classic, ca. 2500 BCE to 1650 CE (4500 to 350 BP). A fascinating ensemble of 91 hand-knapped stone arrowheads, known as "bird points" for their

0199: 91 Prehistoric Native American Stone "Bird Points"Est. US$1,000-US$1,500

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21 Pre-Contact Thule to Inuit Bone & Walrus Ivory Tools: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, Punuk / Thule stage to Inuit, ca. 200 BCE to 1800 CE. A collection of 21 marine mammal bone, stone, and walrus

0200: 21 Pre-Contact Thule to Inuit Bone & Walrus Ivory ToolsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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3 Prehistoric Woodland Chert Projectile Points: Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 1000 BCE to 1500 CE. A collection of 3 hand-knapped chert blades and / or projectile points displayed in a Riker case. The largest is

0201: 3 Prehistoric Woodland Chert Projectile PointsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

6 Prehistoric Archaic Cahokia Region Stone Tools: Native American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Cahokia Mound region, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 1000 BCE to 1500 CE. A collection of 6 worked stone tools and pendants made by Native

0202: 6 Prehistoric Archaic Cahokia Region Stone ToolsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Archaic Native American Banded Slate Boatstone: Native American, Midwestern United States, Indiana, Steuben County, late Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 1000 BCE to 800 CE. A hand pecked and polished banded slate artifact known as a boatstone with

0203: Archaic Native American Banded Slate BoatstoneEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Pair of Archaic Native American Chert Stone Spear Tips: Native American, United States, Missouri, Transitional Archaic Period, ca. 1st millennium CE. A pair of spear tips, both impressively hand-knapped from creamy beige chert stone. Each lanceolate

0204: Pair of Archaic Native American Chert Stone Spear TipsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

4 Prehistoric Hohokam Stone Tools & Gorget Pendants: Native American, Southwestern United States, Hohokam people, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A collection of 4 worked slate stone gorget pendants and scraper tool. The gorgets each have hand drilled

0205: 4 Prehistoric Hohokam Stone Tools & Gorget PendantsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Pre-Contact Yupik Thule Walrus Ivory Figure: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit or Yupik peoples, Thule and Pre-Contact period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A rare effigy idol of a miniature size, hand-carved from walrus tusk

0206: Pre-Contact Yupik Thule Walrus Ivory FigureEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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Miniature Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Ivory Goose Effigy: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Pre-Contact Period or later, ca. 16th to 19th century CE. This is a charming hand carved effigy made of old walrus ivory of a stylized

0207: Miniature Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Ivory Goose EffigyEst. US$600-US$900

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Early 20th C. Inuit Walrus Ivory Carving Beluga Whale: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a fine hand-carved ornamental statue made from a large piece of walrus ivory as the base and an

0208: Early 20th C. Inuit Walrus Ivory Carving Beluga WhaleEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Prehistoric Mississippian Pottery Pipe - Bird Effigy: Native American, Southeast or Midwest United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A fascinating pottery pipe in the form of a seated bird depicted with wings tucked and head extended to display

0209: Prehistoric Mississippian Pottery Pipe - Bird EffigyEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Prehistoric Mississippian Grayware Jar: Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A sizable grayware pottery jar of spherical form with thick walls and a squat neck. The smooth exterior

0210: Prehistoric Mississippian Grayware JarEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Spouted Jar, TL Tested: Native American, Midwestern / Southern United States, Arkansas, Crittenden County, Beck, Mississippian Culture, ca. 1051 to 1350 CE. An impressive pottery vessel boasting a rare form with an

0211: Mississippian Pottery Spouted Jar, TL TestedEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Mississippian Walls Engraved Pottery Jar - TL Tested: Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. An impressive hand-built pottery vessel boasting a warm hue of sandy brown and a bulbous body with a thick neck and annular

0212: Mississippian Walls Engraved Pottery Jar - TL TestedEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

20th C. Argentinian Pilagas Bone Doll w/ Textile Garb: Native American, South America, northeastern Argentina and southern Paraguay, Pilagas peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing children's doll formed from a bird bone and dressed in a

0213: 20th C. Argentinian Pilagas Bone Doll w/ Textile GarbEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Ancient Alaskan Bering Sea Walrus Ivory Fishing Lure: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A thick fishing lure in the form of a miniature fish or seal carved from walrus ivory

0214: Ancient Alaskan Bering Sea Walrus Ivory Fishing LureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Ancient Alaskan Bering Sea Walrus Ivory Boat Vessel: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture / Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 200 BCE to 800 CE. This is an interesting and rare artefact

0215: Ancient Alaskan Bering Sea Walrus Ivory Boat VesselEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Pre-Contact Thule Inuit Bone Child's Wrist Guard: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Thule period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. This is an interesting whale bone wrist covering to protect an archer's wrist as he or she held a bow

0216: Pre-Contact Thule Inuit Bone Child's Wrist GuardEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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