Ancient | Ethnographic | Folk Art

8th C. Russian Bronze Pendant - Shield & Crow Feet

Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Stick Figure (Yangling)

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Ancient | Ethnographic | Folk Art

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Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Europe, Near East, Far East; Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico, Central America and South America; Native American and Tribal Art; pre-20th century art from Europe; plus the third part of a 1000 piece collection of Folk Art with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA.

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0053: Lovely Amethyst Geode Section - Finest Purple CrystalsEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Large Geological Septarian Concretion: Ancient Seas, Cretaceous Period, 50 to 70 million years ago. Sepatrian Nodules began their life as sedimentary slime at the bottom of a Cretaceous Sea 50 to 70 million years ago. Sediment composed of

0053A: Large Geological Septarian ConcretionEst. US$700-US$900

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0053B: Fossilized Mastodon Tooth - Gorgeous Deep BlackEst. US$400-US$600

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Gorgeous 5.5 Inch Megalodon Tooth: Ancient seas, ca. at least 2 million years ago. A stunning fossilized example of a Megalodon tooth with varied colors of fossilized stone - myriad hues of chocolate browns, creamy beiges, and soft

0053C: Gorgeous 5.5 Inch Megalodon ToothEst. US$500-US$700

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Rare Group of Two Valdivian Stone Venus Figures: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, Earliest Horizon, ca. 4000 to 3500 BCE. A pair of small, cylindrical carved pieces of creamy green grey stone representational figures, highly polished, with

0054: Rare Group of Two Valdivian Stone Venus FiguresEst. US$600-US$900

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Set of Three Valdivian Pottery Venus Figures - Rare: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, Earliest Horizon (Early Piguigua-Late Piquigua Phase, Early Formative Period) ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A trio of small clay figures with faces created by incised slits

0055: Set of Three Valdivian Pottery Venus Figures - RareEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Valdivia-Chorrera Marble Standing Idol: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia-Chorrera transition period, ca. 1500 BCE. A beautiful creamy marble figure abstract, rectangular features; arms drawn up to the chest, a face with thin slits for eyes

0055A: Valdivia-Chorrera Marble Standing IdolEst. US$750-US$1,000

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Pair of Xochipala Pottery Standing Figures: Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican Formative Period, Guerrero State, Mexico, Xochipala culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE. A pair of hand-molded pottery figures, one an older woman, wearning a large,

0056: Pair of Xochipala Pottery Standing FiguresEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Rare Chorrera Valdivian Jaguar Tooth Stone Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian/Chorrera, ca. 2500 to 500 BCE. A stone carved in the shape of a jaguar tooth and incised with facial features by the ancients of Ecuador. Though minimalist in style,

0056A: Rare Chorrera Valdivian Jaguar Tooth Stone EffigyEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Rare Chontal Greenstone Pectoral-Eagle w/ Spread Wings: Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories in southeastern Mexico, Guerrero, Chontal, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. An exceedingly rare greenstone pectoral pendant in the form of a flying eagle with outspread wings and

0056B: Rare Chontal Greenstone Pectoral-Eagle w/ Spread WingsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Olmec Jade Ear Ornaments (pr): Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. This is a pair of jade (green stone - the term is often used interchangeably) objects that were made to be worn in the ear. Later, we know that the

0056C: Olmec Jade Ear Ornaments (pr)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Tlatilco Pottery "Pretty Lady": Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A finely modeled 'pretty lady' in solid terracotta, with a pronounced multi-lobed coiffure and incised headband,

0056D: Tlatilco Pottery "Pretty Lady"Est. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Guerrero Chontal Stone Standing Anthropomorphic Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Chontal, 600 to 400 BCE. A nicely shaped, pale greenstone figure, shown with arms down at his sides, head tilted upwards, with rounded, large ears and a

0056E: Guerrero Chontal Stone Standing Anthropomorphic FigureEst. US$700-US$900

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Large/Fine Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A mottled greenstone Mezcala standing anthropomorphic figure, displaying the elegant minimalist aesthetic of M-10 types, which according

0056F: Large/Fine Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe GodEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Peru Recuay Pottery Canchero (Corn Popper): Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 500 BCE. This is a kaolin canchero or water dipper (also known as a corn popper) painted with a creamy brown color and decorated with blacks and reds in a geometric band.

0057: Peru Recuay Pottery Canchero (Corn Popper)Est. US$600-US$800

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Trio of 3 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figures: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. This is a trio of small anthropomorphic greenstone figures. These figures have been found in Mezcala tombs; greenstone carvings

0058: Trio of 3 Guerrero Mezcala Stone FiguresEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Mezcala Guerrero Stone Axe Gods: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. 3 superb Mezcala greenstone anthropomorphic figures, each string-cut from an inherently beautiful speckled deep green stone.

0058A: Lot of 3 Mezcala Guerrero Stone Axe GodsEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Rare Chavin Stone Insect Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, 900 to 200 BCE. This is a beautiful greenstone pendant, pierced at the head for suspension in a way that mimics eyes; the rest of the pendant shows the long, thin body of

0059: Rare Chavin Stone Insect PendantEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Mezcala, ca. 300 BCE. Skillfully string-cut and finely carved from a mottled greenstone of deep forest green hues, this Mezcala standing figure appears to be of the

0059A: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Standing FigureEst. US$700-US$1,000

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Mezcala Guerrero Serpentine Face Plate (Mask): Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala ca. 300 BCE. This is a serpentine greenstone face plate with a head shaped into an almost alien look -- enormous forehead, narrow chin, and flat, triangular

0060: Mezcala Guerrero Serpentine Face Plate (Mask)Est. US$600-US$900

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Pair of Guerrero Mezcala Stone Maskettes: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala style, ca. 300 BCE. This is a pair of greenstone heads that are maskette face panels with flat backs. Both have drilled holes for suspension. Mezcala

0061: Pair of Guerrero Mezcala Stone MaskettesEst. US$900-US$1,500

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Rare Chontal Guerrero Stone Mask: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Chontal style, ca. 300 BCE. This is a green-brown stone mask with abstract, geometric facial features; the eyes are in the classic Chontal "coffee-bean" style and the

0062: Rare Chontal Guerrero Stone MaskEst. US$800-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Fine Jalisco Pottery Standing Female - Tattoos: Pre-Columbian, West Coast of Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE/CE. Very fine and attractive pottery hollow-molded female. She stands on oversized feet with arms spread to the sides, nude save for the

0062A: Fine Jalisco Pottery Standing Female - TattoosEst. US$1,200-US$1,500

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Colima Stone Mini Metate + Pottery Whistle Reclinatario: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a pair of objects from the Colima shaft tomb culture, where artisans made miniature figures and placed them inside of the

0062B: Colima Stone Mini Metate + Pottery Whistle ReclinatarioEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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