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South Italic Gnathian / Apulian Epichysis

Moche III Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec w/ Serpents

Prehistoric Anasazi Mancos Black-on-White Pitcher

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery stirrup vessel depicting a seated figure dressed in robes and exhibiting a

0096: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated FigureEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Cocle Macaracas Polychrome Dish w/ Abstract Zoomorph: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, Macaracas type, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery pedestal dish known as a fruitera with 4 arrow-shaped slits carved into the top of the

0097: Cocle Macaracas Polychrome Dish w/ Abstract ZoomorphEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Intact Costa Rican Axe God Pendant - Avian Form: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A light green to almost white hard-stone celt, carved in an abstract avian form of lovely proportions, embellished with a

0097A: Intact Costa Rican Axe God Pendant - Avian FormEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Moche III Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec w/ Serpents: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru. Moche III ca. 450 to 550 CE. A very fine and expressive pottery stirrup jar in the menacing form of Ai Apec. Ai Apec was the god of the underworld and just an all-around

0098: Moche III Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec w/ SerpentsEst. US$1,200-US$1,600Lot Passed

Moche Polychrome Pottery Portrait Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A mold-formed pottery stirrup vessel depicting a figure holding a strand of ovoid objects - perhaps beads or fruit. The tunic worn atop

0099: Moche Polychrome Pottery Portrait VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Costa Rican Stone Erotic Carving (Shaman & Jaguar): Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Huetar, ca. 300 to 800 CE. A hand-sculpted stone carving depicting an erotic act of bestiality between a jaguar and a shaman. The jaguar crouches over his mate,

0099A: Costa Rican Stone Erotic Carving (Shaman & Jaguar)Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Expressive / Unique Maya Late Classic Effigy Mask: Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. unique terracotta effigy for attachment, perhaps a lid or the headdress for alarger figure with loop hole between ears and piercings

0100: Expressive / Unique Maya Late Classic Effigy MaskEst. US$1,800-US$3,000

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Moche Polychrome Pottery Vessel w/ Lizards: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II, ca. 350 to 500 CE. An attractive, hand-built pottery stirrup vessel of spherical form adorned with brick-red pigment atop a cream-hued ground.

0101: Moche Polychrome Pottery Vessel w/ LizardsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Moche Stirrup Vessel Fighting Jaguars, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 300 to 450 CE. A charming pottery stirrup vessel featuring a pair of fighting jaguars upon a globular vessel. The cats wrestle each other with

0102: Moche Stirrup Vessel Fighting Jaguars, ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Costa Rican Stone Mortar w/ Figural Relief: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed Region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating mortar hand-carved from volcanic stone to present a deep bowl and abstract, relief decoration of an

0103: Costa Rican Stone Mortar w/ Figural ReliefEst. US$600-US$900

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Moche / Chimu Pottery Figural Vessel - Ai Apec as Corn: Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, late Moche to Chimu, perhaps Huaylas/Santa, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel depicting the primary Moche god Ai Apec (also Ai Apaec) seated

0104: Moche / Chimu Pottery Figural Vessel - Ai Apec as CornEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Moche Stirrup - Shaman Transforming into Owl: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV or V, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A fantastical pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a seated shaman in the process of transforming into a bird. The figure

0105: Moche Stirrup - Shaman Transforming into OwlEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Moche Polychrome Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Battle Scene: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel (an early type of beer bottle secured to one's waist through the use of a strap) with a

0106: Moche Polychrome Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Battle SceneEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Oversized Moche Copper Burial Sandals: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fascinating pair of large burial sandals, each presenting as a sheet of copper in the form of the sole of a shoe with a narrow, rounded

0107: Oversized Moche Copper Burial SandalsEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Costa Rican Jade Celts - Transforming Shamans: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 250 to 800 CE. Finely carved and string cut from jade of rich verdant hues, a lovely pair of axe god celts, each one presenting both avian and

0108: Costa Rican Jade Celts - Transforming ShamansEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Moche Stirrup Vessel - Llama w/ Diseased Rider: Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating stirrup vessel, mold-formed into a llama or alpaca with a disfigured rider. The man's nose and lips are eaten away from an

0109: Moche Stirrup Vessel - Llama w/ Diseased RiderEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Nicoya / Atlantic Watershed Tripod Jar: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A fabulous pottery jar with 3 hollow legs and a bulbous piriform body painted with

0110: Costa Rican Nicoya / Atlantic Watershed Tripod JarEst. US$1,300-US$1,950

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Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Tripod Metate, ex-Stendahl: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Hand-carved from a single piece of grey volcanic stone, this is a large ceremonial metate. The edges are decorated with conical,

0111: Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Tripod Metate, ex-StendahlEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Moche IV Stirrup Vessel Jaguar Form: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A bichrome pottery stirrup vessel depicting a jaguar with a magnificent coat, replete with lively spotted and linear markings, looking

0112: Moche IV Stirrup Vessel Jaguar FormEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Costa Rican Nicoya Figural Urn, Seated Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous pottery incensario in the form of a nude female shown seated and extensively hand-painted with elaborate geometric motifs.

0113: Costa Rican Nicoya Figural Urn, Seated Nude FemaleEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Sican Lambayeque Blackware Vessel w/ Naylamp: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 1000 CE. A tall blackware stirrup jar with a foot adorned on the upper body adorned with several figures. Included is Naylamp, the

0114: Sican Lambayeque Blackware Vessel w/ NaylampEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Chancay Pottery Figural Jar w/ Tump Line: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. Medium-size pottery jar of ovoid form ironically showing a man carrying pottery jar. His features in high relief with headband sporting large

0115: Chancay Pottery Figural Jar w/ Tump LineEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Chancay Reed Box w/ Copper & Silver Necklace + Beads: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A lidded box made of thick reeds bundled and sewn together with vegetal threads that contains a collection of ornaments and tools made

0116: Chancay Reed Box w/ Copper & Silver Necklace + BeadsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel w/ Male Head: Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished blackware pottery jar of twin-lobed form, each container with a carinated midsection

0117: Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel w/ Male HeadEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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