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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Guerrero Mezcala Banded Greenstone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Mezcala, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. Skillfully string-cut and finely carved from a banded greenstone of deep forest green hues with lighter green striations, this Mezcala

0062D: Guerrero Mezcala Banded Greenstone FigureEst. US$600-US$900

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Pre-Columbian Guangala Pottery Flat Figures (3): Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, southwest coastal region, Guangala region, ca. 500 BCE to 800 CE. A trio of flat figures with holes for suspension in the tops of their heads. The figures are fascinating,

0062E: Pre-Columbian Guangala Pottery Flat Figures (3)Est. US$500-US$700

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Large / Fine Colima Pottery Flat Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A Colima female pottery flat wearing a headdress, armbands, a pectoral with an incised rectangular pendant, ankle bands, and black

0062F: Large / Fine Colima Pottery Flat FemaleEst. US$700-US$900

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Jalisco Bichrome Pottery Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A skillfully modeled bichrome pottery kneeling female posed with her right hand behind her ear and her left hand extended outward, as if

0062G: Jalisco Bichrome Pottery Seated FemaleEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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Very Fine Colima Pottery Seated Ball Player: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Coahuayana Valley type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated male terracotta figure with a solid, flat angular body and hollow limbs, elaborately adorned with a

0062H: Very Fine Colima Pottery Seated Ball PlayerEst. US$500-US$750

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Amusing Nayarit Zoomorphic Pottery Jar: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit or possibly Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing bichrome animal effigy vessel with a spout projecting from its back. The sweet zoomorphic being perches

0062I: Amusing Nayarit Zoomorphic Pottery JarEst. US$600-US$800

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Superb Chupicuaro Polychrome Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fabulous Chupicuaro standing female figure with an abstract form and attractive polychrome finish, her hollow form

0063: Superb Chupicuaro Polychrome Standing FigureEst. US$4,500-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Delightful Colima Pottery Drummer Whistle: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A small hollow pottery figural whistle in the form of a seated drummer, complete with drum, wearing an enormous crested headdress and large

0063A: Delightful Colima Pottery Drummer WhistleEst. US$500-US$700

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Very Fine / Large Nayarit Pottery Warrior: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A skillfully executed and very large bichrome pottery male warrior figure assuming an intimidatingly pose with both of his enormous feet

0063B: Very Fine / Large Nayarit Pottery WarriorEst. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Seated Female Holding Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A beautifully modeled polychrome female figure seated with her legs folded under her body, holding a bowl in her left hand and her right

0063C: Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Seated Female Holding VesselEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Sheep-Face Drummer: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built, bichrome seated drummer of the Nayarit sheep-face type, playing a cylindrical drum with both hands, finely painted with

0063D: Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Sheep-Face DrummerEst. US$600-US$900

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Adorable Colima Pottery Figure - Mother & Child: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A precious figural pottery group depicting a mother carrying her infant or toddler on her back. The woman is dressed in a lovely long

0063E: Adorable Colima Pottery Figure - Mother & ChildEst. US$600-US$900

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Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Male Warrior: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a large, very detailed hollow terracotta figure handmade to stand inside of a shaft tomb. The level of painted detail here is

0063F: Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Male WarriorEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Proto-Mayan Pottery Figure, Articulated Arms: Pre-Columbian, Preclassic Maya Period, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. This is a fantastic figure, an articulated "doll" made of a creamy brown terracotta of a seated human figure with broad shoulders and

0063G: Proto-Mayan Pottery Figure, Articulated ArmsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Lot of 5 Pre-Columbian Stone & Pottery Objects: Pre-Columbian Mexico, Mezcala, Colima (ca. 300 BCE), and others (500 BCE to 1500 CE). Really nice assortment of objects ranging across the ages, including a small figural vessel, a votive hand axe, a

0063H: Lot of 5 Pre-Columbian Stone & Pottery ObjectsEst. US$500-US$700

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Attractive Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built standing female terracotta figure painted in a polychrome palette of red, cream, and dark grey. Her face modeled in the style

0064: Attractive Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Standing FemaleEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Colima Pihuamo Pottery Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a nicely modeled standing figure wearing a skirt, with one hand held to its face, and the other at its side. This figure has a

0064A: Colima Pihuamo Pottery Standing FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Pair Pre-Columbian Greenstone Animal Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of river cobble stones carved into finely-shaped representational animals and painted a sage green. One is a quadruped of some kind; maybe a

0064B: Pair Pre-Columbian Greenstone Animal FiguresEst. US$500-US$800

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Lovely Nayarit Pottery Seated Warrior w/ Barrel Armor: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very fine bichrome pottery male warrior figure sitting on a two-legged stool and wielding a club with both hands. He wears a horned

0064C: Lovely Nayarit Pottery Seated Warrior w/ Barrel ArmorEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Rare Colima Pottery Whistle - Miniature Shaman: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. So rare, this fine pottery whistle represents a miniature seated redware shaman! He wears the classic shaman's horn on his forehead and a

0064D: Rare Colima Pottery Whistle - Miniature ShamanEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Redware Pottery Seated "Thinker": Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A tripod redware seated figure with a meticulously incised coiffure, nicely modeled facial features, and large ear ornaments, assuming a

0064E: Pre-Columbian Jalisco Redware Pottery Seated "Thinker"Est. US$400-US$600

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Nayarit Pottery Seated Figure - Chinesco Variant: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Nude except for her round earspools, this female figure sits with her hands resting upon her upraised knees, just below the breasts. Her

0064F: Nayarit Pottery Seated Figure - Chinesco VariantEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Nayarit Redware Pottery Seated Smoker / Drinker: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A seated redware pottery figure engaged in either a smoking or drinking activity and donning an impressive headdress, round ear ornaments,

0064G: Nayarit Redware Pottery Seated Smoker / DrinkerEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Female Figure in Pensador Pose: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a large hollow pottery female figure from the West Mexican shaft tomb tradition. The figure is a woman with a very long face that

0064H: Jalisco Pottery Female Figure in Pensador PoseEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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