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Superb 10th C. Indian Stone Relief w/ Gajasimha

19th C. Mexican Spanish Colonial Painting - St. Cajetan

Zapotec Monte Alban Pottery Incensario, Deity Head

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Fossilized Priscacara Fish in Stone Matrix: North America, Western United States, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene, ca. 40 million years ago. A pair of well-preserved overlapping Priscacara fish fossils encased in a stone matrix,

0124: Fossilized Priscacara Fish in Stone MatrixEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Fossilized Dragonfly in Limestone Matrix - Mesuropetala: Western Europe, Germany, Eichstatt, Solnhofen (Altmuhltal) Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 183 to 175.6 million years ago. An incredible fossilized prehistoric dragonfly relative in the Mesuropetala

0124A: Fossilized Dragonfly in Limestone Matrix - MesuropetalaEst. US$2,000-US$2,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Selenopeltis Buchi Trilobites in Matrix: Ancient Seas, North Africa, Morocco, Ordovician period, ca. 478.6 to 443.7 million years ago. A fascinating slab of stone containing prehistoric trilobite fossils - 2 complete animals and partial

0124B: Fossilized Selenopeltis Buchi Trilobites in MatrixEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Triassic Arizonan Petrified Wood Table w/ Iron Legs: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A massive and gorgeous slab of fossilized or petrified tree trunk mounted on iron legs as a stunning

0125: Triassic Arizonan Petrified Wood Table w/ Iron LegsEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood Slab: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. An incredibly lovely slab of fossilized or petrified tree trunk sliced crossways and highly polished on

0125A: Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood SlabEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Oregon Eocene Period Petrified / Fossilized Wood Slab: North America, Northwestern United States, Oregon, Eocene period, ca. 37 million years ago. A beautiful flab of cut and polished fossilized or "petrified" wood, featuring gorgeous black surface with

0125B: Oregon Eocene Period Petrified / Fossilized Wood SlabEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth Coral Formation 5-1/2": Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. This is a fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark - the largest fish or shark to ever exist - and

0126: Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth Coral Formation 5-1/2"Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

31 Framed Fossilized Shark Teeth from Calvert Formation: Ancient Seas, North America, Maryland, Calvert Cliffs / Calvert Formation, Miocene period, ca. 15 million years ago. An exciting collection of 31 fossilized teeth from prehistoric sharks of various

0127: 31 Framed Fossilized Shark Teeth from Calvert FormationEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Natural Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth 5-1/2": Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. An incredible fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark, the largest fish and shark species to ever

0128: Natural Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth 5-1/2"Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Siberian Juvenile Wooly Mammoth Tusk: Northeastern Asia, Russia, Siberia, Yakut, Pleistocene, ca. 2 million to 10,000 years ago. A remarkable tusk from a juvenile woolly mammoth, a large fragment containing the tip! The exterior of this

0129: Fossilized Siberian Juvenile Wooly Mammoth TuskEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Madagascar Crystalline Smoky Quartz Cluster Hematite: East Africa, Madagascar, Vakinankaratra region, Antsirabe II district, Sahanivotry Manandona commune, ca. millions of years ago. This is a gorgeous crystalline cluster of smoky quartz prisms with

0129A: Madagascar Crystalline Smoky Quartz Cluster HematiteEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Large Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Tooth: North America, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Siberia, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 100,000 to 10,000 years ago. An incredible fossilized molar tooth from a prehistoric woolly mammoth. The

0129B: Large Fossilized Woolly Mammoth ToothEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Figure, Partially Nude Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fine pottery figure of a female depicted sitting cross-legged with a trance-like visage and a stippled

0130: Maya Pottery Figure, Partially Nude Seated FemaleEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Vase Abstract Wave Pseudo-Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vase with a planar base, a carinated lower body, and a cylindrical

0130A: Maya Pottery Vase Abstract Wave Pseudo-GlyphsEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Maya Carved Stone Head - Face of Wind Deity: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand carved anthropomorphic stone and of the Maya wind deity, Ik' K'uh, comprised of exaggerated facial

0131: Maya Carved Stone Head - Face of Wind DeityEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Maya Brownware Cuboid Vessel Incised Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A rare and remarkable pottery vessel of cuboid form presenting an applied, flared foot and thick

0131A: Maya Brownware Cuboid Vessel Incised GlyphsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Abstract Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 200 BCE. An intriguing standing figure of abstract form that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green stone. The figure

0132: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Abstract FigureEst. US$600-US$800

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Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe God Figure, M-6 Type: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 300 BCE to 100 BCE. Finely carved and string-cut from a single piece of olivine-hued andesite, an anthropomorphic figure that possesses traits indicative of M-6

0132A: Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe God Figure, M-6 TypeEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Olmec Incised Pottery Jar Glyphs / Serpent, ex-Komor: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz region, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. An exemplary pottery jar presenting a round yet stable base and thick walls that gently slant inward as they rise to a

0133: Olmec Incised Pottery Jar Glyphs / Serpent, ex-KomorEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Olmec Pottery Seated Female Figure, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A highly stylized and hand built pottery figure of a baby seated with her arms and legs outstretched. The thick limbs and

0134: Olmec Pottery Seated Female Figure, TL TestedEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Fine Olmec Pottery Head, Classic Baby Face: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A finely modeled terracotta Olmec baby head with a remarkably expressive visage presenting characteristic traits

0134A: Fine Olmec Pottery Head, Classic Baby FaceEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Stirrup Spouted Vessel (Chosa): Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example of the early monochrome stirrup vessels found in the

0135: Chavin Incised Stirrup Spouted Vessel (Chosa)Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Brownware Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished brownware pottery vessel decorated with incised striations. The vessel features a planar base,

0135A: Chavin Incised Brownware VesselEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Miniature Chavin Stone Trophy Head Votive Cup: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. This is a fabulous Chavin stone miniature drug container in gray soapstone depicting a male trophy head! This petite vessel is thimble sized,

0135C: Miniature Chavin Stone Trophy Head Votive CupEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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