Sold2015Inca Polychrome Gourd Stirrup Vessel, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, northern Peru, ca. 1400 CE. A very finely potted stirrup vessel. Redware pottery "beer" bottle in the form of a native gourd. Long stem in added white with black stipples down top and tSee Sold Price
Sold2017Huari Polychrome Figural Vessel, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. An impressive anthropomorphic vessel, most likely used at ceremonial feasts given its elaborate decoration. The Huari/Wari culture used artSee Sold Price
Sold2017Huari Polychrome Figural Vessel, ex-Arte Primitivo**Back at auction due to non-paying bidder** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. An impressive anthropomorphic vessel, most likely used at ceremonial feasts given its elaboratSee Sold Price
Sold2015Lambayeque Stirrup Vessel, Man/Bird, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A wonderful blackware jar on a sloped round foot, with globular body and slightly tapered spout, the base of which is adorned with theSee Sold Price
Sold2015Moche I Stirrup Vessel, Squash Form, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I, ca. 100 to 200 CE. A stunning greyware stirrup vessel in the form of a succulent squash with a smooth undulating surface that could only have been created bySee Sold Price
Sold2015Wari / Huari Polychrome Kero, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A polychrome, decorated terracotta kero or drinking vessel of a gracefully tapered form, painted on each side with an abstract frontally poSee Sold Price
Sold2016Sican Blackware Stirrup Seated Elder, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, northern Peru, Sican, Lambayeque Valley, ca. 700 - 900 CE. Blackware pottery figural vessel depicting a seated elder, holding his left hand to his chin, right hand to his chest, legs crSee Sold Price
Sold2023Colima Redware Pottery Bird Vessel, Ex Arte Primitivo**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 aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Chimu / Inca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Cacao PodsPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Inca culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A lovely hand-built pottery vessel with a flat base, cylindrical body, a planar shoulder, an arching stirrup-shaped handle,See Sold Price
Sold2016Recuay Cream Slip Portrait Vessel, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-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 creSee Sold Price
Sold2023Inca Polychrome Llama Stirrup VesselPre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of an alpaca or llama head with a long snout, a high nasal bridge, a round nose, an incised moutSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine Chavin Pottery Vessel w/ Snakes, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-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 vesselSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mayan Polychrome Tripod Plate, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-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 iSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre Columbian or Later Moche Inca Polychrome OwlPre Columbian or Later Moche Inca Polychrome Owl Pottery Stirrup Vessels. Depicts an owl figure stepping over serpent. Patina and rubbing to surface, natural wear. Measures 9" H x 5" W x 6" Depth. ShiSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pre Columbian or Later Moche Inca Polychrome OwlPre Columbian or Later Moche Inca Polychrome Owl Pottery Stirrup Vessels. Depicts an owl figure stepping over serpent. Patina and rubbing to surface, natural wear. Measures 9" H x 5" W x 6" Depth. ShiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Maya Pottery Vessel w/ Bird & Snake, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-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 flareSee Sold Price
Sold2019Moche Stirrup Vessel Ex Musee Des Beaux Arte MuseumAncient Pre Columbian Moche Stirrup Vessel Ex Musee Des Beaux Arte Museum Montreal, Canada. 1957Size 9 1/2 inches high. Peru AD 500-700.Pottery Stirrup-spout vessel with gloubular body painted with twSee Sold Price
Sold2021Maya Polychrome Jar w/ Dignitaries, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $3500** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of an elegant form with a flat base, a carinated loweSee Sold Price
Sold2021Lot of Terracotta Vessels c.200-1000 AD.Lot of Terracotta Vessels c.200-1000 AD. Size 2 1/4 - 3 3/4 inches high. Nice lot of miniature terracotta vessels. Ex Private NYC collection, acquired from arte primitivo.See Sold Price
Sold2024Style of Nazca Humanoid Pottery Vase.Style of Nazca Humanoid Pottery Vase. Size 8 inches high, 5 inches widest pint. A figural pottery vessel with strap handle decorated. Not ancient. Ex Arte primitivo.See Sold Price
Sold2023Achaemenid Mottled Stone Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoAncient 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 elegantSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare Chimu Blackware Pottery Stingray Vessel - Ex ArtePre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An impressive blackware stirrup effigy vessel in the form of a stingray. Sculptors of the ancient Americas depicted powerful sea predatorsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tiahuanaco Double Lobed Vessel with Human HeadTiahuanaco 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. collSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-columbian Chimu Blackware Stirrup VesselPre-Columbian Chimu-Inca Blackware Stirrup Vessel Figural gourd form ceramic vessel with monkey on shoulder of stirrup. 1000-1200 CEProvenance: Purchased at auction from the estate of a Seattle-area cSee Sold Price
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