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Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Flowers: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a planar base, a compressed spherical body, a large, stirrup-shaped handle, and a broad spout with a

0135D: Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ FlowersEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Rare Paracas Polychrome Textile Turban Panel: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An impressive textile tightly woven from natural camelid fibers to present an elongated rectangular form intended to be worn as a turban,

0136: Rare Paracas Polychrome Textile Turban PanelEst. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

Rare Paracas Gauze Textile Panel w/ Hummingbird Border: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 BCE. A gorgeous and sizable gauze textile panel comprised of cotton threads in a uniform vermilion color with a fringe border in hues of teal,

0136A: Rare Paracas Gauze Textile Panel w/ Hummingbird BorderEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Vibrant Paracas 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,

0136B: Vibrant Paracas Textile Fragment - Flying ShamansEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Nazca Textile Tunic, San Pedro Cactus Cross Motif: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable tunic tightly woven from camelid fibers in hues of maroon, espresso, and marigold to display a rectangular form with a

0137: Nazca Textile Tunic, San Pedro Cactus Cross MotifEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Nazca Woven Textile Wrist Cuffs (pr): Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A fine pair of handwoven textile wrist cuffs, each comprised of red, green, yellow, blue, and white alpaca or llama wool fibers with

0137A: Nazca Woven Textile Wrist Cuffs (pr)Est. US$1,600-US$2,400

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Rare Nazca Textile Cap / Wig, Human Hair: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This is a stunning hand-woven textile cap made from camelid fibers (alpaca or llama wool), cotton and human hair! The upper panel

0137B: Rare Nazca Textile Cap / Wig, Human HairEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Impressive Moche Blackware Jar Anthropomorphic: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A marvelous and massive blackware jar presenting with a rotund body and the relief of an anthropomorphic visage with extending arms. Featured

0138A: Impressive Moche Blackware Jar AnthropomorphicEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel, Ai Apaec Warriors: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, phase III to IV, ca. 350 to 700 CE. A dramatic pottery stirrup vessel boasting a pair of detailed reliefs of 2 warriors with feline and serpentine features of

0138B: Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel, Ai Apaec WarriorsEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Moche I Pottery Figural Stirrup Vessel - Lord King: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase I, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel depicting a seated lord king. The vessel itself exhibits a planar base, an

0138C: Moche I Pottery Figural Stirrup Vessel - Lord KingEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Canchero w/ Ai Apec + Head on Handle: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of attractive form called a canchero (also known as a corn popper or water dipper) presenting a broad form with

0139: Moche Pottery Canchero w/ Ai Apec + Head on HandleEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Moche Loma Negra Copper Mace Head, Owl Form: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Loma Negra, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A very fine copper votive mace head of a recognizably avian form. Each side of the mace depicts an owl with recessed eyes, a protruding

0139A: Moche Loma Negra Copper Mace Head, Owl FormEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Rare / Huge Moche Copper Mace Floral Spikes: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. An impressive copper mace of a sizeable scale with a lengthy, tapering shaft and an intimidating head comprised of 8 projecting spikes and a

0140: Rare / Huge Moche Copper Mace Floral SpikesEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Moche Polychrome Stirrup - Simian w/ Cacao Pods: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel with a planar base, a globular body, a stirrup-shaped spout arching off the

0141: Moche Polychrome Stirrup - Simian w/ Cacao PodsEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Huge Moche Silver Crescent-Shaped Turban Ornament: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A splendid silver ornament of crescent-form, intended to have been secured to a cloth turban-like headdress via the 4 holes at the

0141A: Huge Moche Silver Crescent-Shaped Turban OrnamentEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

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Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel, Seated Elder Woman: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to V, ca. 500 to 850 CE. An amusing pottery stirrup vessel in the form of an elder woman with an evocative visage, shown sitting with her head resting

0142: Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel, Seated Elder WomanEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Moche Pottery Fine-Line Stirrup Vessel w/ Ai Apec: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. An impressive pottery stirrup vessel presenting a globular form with red-painted fine line decoration of the deity Ai Apec

0142A: Moche Pottery Fine-Line Stirrup Vessel w/ Ai ApecEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec & Prisoner: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a stable base, a broad, apple-shaped body with a rounded shoulder, a stirrup-shaped handle, and

0142B: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec & PrisonerEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Moche Portrait Vessel Molded Head, Fineline Body: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 850 CE. A spherical terracotta stirrup-spouted vessel with a molded human head and a fineline body painted onto the globular surface. His visage is

0142C: Moche Portrait Vessel Molded Head, Fineline BodyEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Peruvian Pucara Janus-Faced Stone Head: Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 to 700 CE. A hand-carved hardstone head depicting a pair

0143: Pre-Columbian Peruvian Pucara Janus-Faced Stone HeadEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Superb 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

0143A: Superb Huari Polychrome Textile Four Corner HatEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Bundle Painted Face: 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

0143B: Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Bundle Painted FaceEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Huari Wood Bowl w/ Portrait Faces in Relief: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A rare wooden dish featuring four heads carved in relief upon the exterior. The vessel rests on a flat base, and the walls

0143C: Huari Wood Bowl w/ Portrait Faces in ReliefEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Bridge Spout Vessel Portrait: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An extremely rare and realistic double-spouted portrait stirrup vessel - unusual as most ancient Peruvian portrait vessels were created by the

0143D: Huari Polychrome Bridge Spout Vessel PortraitEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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