Mayan Jaguar head Tenon - Ex-Arte Primitivo

Mayan 500-800BC Massive fanged jaguar head tenon carved in dark gray volcanic stone. Coiled tongue with remnants of red cinnabar pigment - measures15.5" x 6.5" x 7"

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mayan region, Maya/Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A "plumbate" pottery head vessel depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, his

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mayan region, Maya/Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A "plumbate" pottery head vessel depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, his face

Pre-Columbian, Highlands (Chiapas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 600 CE. A flare-rimmed dish standing on three short legs, with a central portrait head i

Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 200 to 900 CE. A green-grey volcanic stone metate (metlatl) with sturdy tripod legs and a head that - combined with the stiff back - calls to mind a turtle or poss

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A smooth greenstone maskette pendant in the form of a human head with drilled eyes, an open mouth as if spe

Anatolia, Cycladic, western Turkey, ca. 2500 BCE. A carved white marble stargazer, with faint nose and neck. Marble is off white in color with some tan. Size: 1-3/8"H. Provenance: Ex-Arte Primitivo G

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Asia, Bronze Age, ca. 10th to 7th century BCE. An elegant cast bronze axe head of simple form, with a long, straight, rectangular blade and a round socket with a

Pre-Columbian, South Peru, ca. 125 to 250 CE. A Nazca ceramic kero rising from a round-bottomed base, its elegant silhoutte displaying a soft curve on the lower body. The surface decoration is organiz

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A huge, unusually-shaped and well-preserved double

Pre-Columbian, Jaina/Campeche Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A charming example of the molded pottery figures made on Jaina Island in the Yucatan. This hollow ceramic figure sta

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a swallow mid-flight with wings widely spread and head lifted at a

Pre-Columbian Mayan Incised Bowl. Guatemala, 300-500 CE. Provenance: Ex. Arte Primitivo, Auction # 30, lot # 197. Ex. Collection of Allan L. Long, NYC, acquired 1970's. Size: 3.75'' x 5.75'' x 5.75''

Veracruz Stone Coyote Head Tennon. Size 5 5/8 inches length. Veracruz, Mexico. Ca. 600-900 A.D. Ex Arte Primitivo

Tiahuanaco Double Lobed Vessel with Human Head. Size 10 inches length, 6 5.8 inches high. Ex. private collection of a California attorney, ex. Arte Primitivo, auction 75, lot 314, ex. Private CA. coll

Pre-Columbian, Peru, northern coastal region, Recuay, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. Large double-sided canteen vessel depicting a stylized human head. Wide toothy grin, face painted in reddish-brown on a cre

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden atl atl (also atlatl, atl-atl) or spear thrower of a rod-shaped form with an ivory finial at one end and a cop

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized face and form, and a deep well handled surface patina, custom mounted. The statue measures 17.5 inches tall ( 19.25 inches tall on professiona

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, petite brea

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth walls, a deep basin, and a lightly flare

A very Rare carved wooden Pende Wongo mask. I highly stylized form with heavy eye lids, strong dramatic, almost cubistic mask, likely a rare example from Southeast of the Pende. The mask measures 15 x

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a pr

Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 559 to 330 BCE. A stunning bowl, carved from inherently beautiful stone of translucent green and matte gray inclusions. The ancient vessel presents an elegant

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. This is an incredible hand-built pottery vessel that is molded with raised serpents on the midsection. The deep umber brown vessel