A Chavin Stone Idol of an Owl

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, 900 to 250 BCE. A miniature idol depicting a man, carefully carved from a dark grey/green stone - standing with arms across his chest and hands meeting, presenting a prono

Pre-Columbian, South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved volcanic tuff stone idol of a highly abstract form depicting what scholars believe to be an owl. The relat

Pre-Columbian, South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A skillfully carved green mudstone idol depicting a highly abstract owl of a squat, trapezoidal form. The curious bird's

A South Arabian Stone idol, ca. 800 B.C., carved stone in shape of an owl. Dimensions: 4" H x 2-1/2" W; Weight: 8.3 oz. Provenance: Ex private collection, Brooklyn, NY NOTE: This lot has a reserve.

Pre-Columbian Stone Idol Figure, South American Stone Effigy Carving, Chavin , Ancient Peru 700-1100 A.D. 5 3/4" x 7 1/2"

A very rare carved stone idol with exaggerated features and inset cavities filled with Gold. This stone idol was reportedly excavated by a Mr Raymond Burns near Tiwanaku , Bolivia in 1915. This stone

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A grand necklace with beads carved from sodalite, one of the primary elements of lapis lazuli mined from the Andes and cherished since antiquity. The p

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC.A red stone bust of a statuette representing a stylized man, standing, arms crossed over his abdomen, right over left. The body, treated in a geometric way, is adorned at the

Pre-Columbian, South America, Ecuador, Valdivian, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A hand carved, light grey limestone palette of a curved, quasi-rectangular form with boldly cut lines delineat

Bactrian Stone Idol, circa 3rd century, B.C. A magnificently stylized and abstract white marble sonte idol of a bird man with round head, thin neck, beak nose, broad shoulders, raised arms at chest, i

Neolithic Carved Stone Idol, Possibly Anatolia. Size: 7'' x 2'' x 2'' (18 x 5 x 5 cm); Height on stand: 8.25" (21 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, ca. 1000 BCE. Important and rare fragment; back and two sides polished to be fitted into a wall. Front carved in relief showing mythological being. Comes with custom

A very rare carved stone idol with exaggerated features and inset cavities filled with Gold. This stone idol was reportedly excavated by a Mr Raymond Burns near Tiwanaku , Bolivia in 1915. A letter fr

Neolithic Carved Stone Idol, Possibly Anatolia. Size: 7'' x 2'' x 2'' (18 x 5 x 5 cm); Height on stand: 8.25" (21 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, ca. 1000 BCE. Important and rare fragment; back and two sides polished to be fitted into a wall. Front carved in relief showing mythological being. Size: 18"H x 13-1

Near East, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd Millennium BCE. A large stone idol, somewhat humorously carved in the shape of a large aspirin tablet, with a groove dividing both surfaces into semi-circles. Size:

Pre-Columbian Chavin stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1200-500 BC. A fantastic hand-carved stone mortar depicting several mythical creatures with toothy grimaces. 4" H. x 4 1/8" diameter.

Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating idol figure of a type found in the modern countries of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikista

Pre-columbian Chavin stone mask from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone showing a toothy grimace mythological face. 5 7/8" height. Rare!

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Jequetepeque district, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A grey stone mortar used for grinding hallucinogenic drugs. The mortar is in the form of a square with a

Large heavy stone owl. Very detailed in nice condition. 11" wide, 20" tall, 9" deep.

Pre-Columbian Valdivia culture, Ecuador, hand carved pale grey stone, likely limestone, owl figure statue, circa 3500-1500 BCE, mounted on a gilt bronze stand with old Maitres-Besch Auction House, Can

A carved stone idol with hands to the chin, large eyes, flat nose and hown in a kneeling position. The figure has round ears and a cavity on the top that seems to have an offering or organic material

Pre-columbian Chavin stone mask from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone showing a toothy grimace mythological face. 6 1/8" height. Rare!