Pre-Columbian copper axe money, Guerrero, Mexico

Pre-Columbian copper axe money, Guerrero, Mexico, c. 1000 BC. H: 5 ½ in (14.1cm), W: 4 1/8 in (10.5cm). Intact with a nice patina. Ex New Jersey private antiquities collection.

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A collection of ancient copper and shell artifacts from Mesoamerica - 5 large copper implements and 5 carved shell beads and charms, one still attac

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A group of four flat, bronze, flaring "hoe" shaped pieces of unstamped currency. These a

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine copper axe head displaying an elongated body that flares to a curved blade at one end. Used as currency in pre-Columbian M

10" Pre-Columbian Mezcala stone axe god, Guerrero, Mexico, ca. 400-100 BCE. These Mezcala figures were carved from axes. Many were buried in offering caches, but they may have served ritual purposes p

Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 500-300 BC. Height of figure 7 inches (17.7 cm)

Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God, Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 500-300 BC {Height of figure 9 inches} Provenance: The Naomi Lindstrom Collection, mostly acquired during 1950-1970. [Some damage to head]

Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 500-300 BC. Height of figure 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm)

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Mezcala Axe God, circa 500 - 200 BC. A large speckled gray stone carving, of an abstract anthropomorphic figure, with hands held at abdomen, large facial features, bifu

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful example of a "tepoztli", the metal component of a "tlaximaltepoztli" (in Nahuatl, tlaximal=carpentry and tepoztli=me

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A lovely set of cast-copper axe blades (also called celts) that could also function as chisels. The shorter celt exhibits a lovely

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of copper axe heads used as utilitarian tools and as a form of currency. The 3 thicker bl

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 5 copper axe heads of several shapes. The 2 widest have a straight spine and a blade edge that curves sligh

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 15th century CE. A fine collection of 6 copper pieces known as "hoe" money, as it was used as currency in the Aztec empire. The pr

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 6 pieces of hoe money in the form of ceremonial knives crafted from thin sheets of copper and characterized

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1500 CE. A group of five flat, flaring "hoe" shaped pieces of unstamped currency. These are also known as tajaderos, the Spanish word for a chopping knife

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine cast-copper piece of currency of a crescent-shaped form with a wide rectangular handle. This type of ancient

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1500 CE. A flat, flared "hoe" shaped piece of copper currency from the Aztec Empire. A lengthy handle extends

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1500 CE. A group of five flat, flaring "hoe" shaped pieces of unstamped currency. These are also known as tajaderos, the Spanish word for a chopping knife

Mezcala Stone "Axe God", Mexico, 300 BC/300 AD. Mezcala Anthropomorphic Stone Idol in male form, Guerrero, Mexico region, 300 BC - 300 AD, cult of the votive celt or axe head, in grey-green hardstone.

**Originally Listed At $225** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A very fine Mezcala axe god figure, hand-carved from mottled omphacite jade. The minimalist, string-c

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero/Mezcala, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. This axe head is carved from green stone and, like many other Mezcala axe heads, has carving at the head and bottom to slightly suggest a s

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 15th century CE. A collection of 6 cast copper pieces known as "hoe" money, as it was used as currency in the Aztec empire. Each is shaped with the characte

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Never before have we handled a Mezcala anthropomorphic axe god figure with painted features including round eyes and arms delineated with