Pre-Columbian Maya Obsidian Head, Ex Museum

Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. This is a flaked obsidian eccentric form. Importantly, this item was deaccessioned from the collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. The Mint Mus

Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. This is a flaked obsidian eccentric form. Importantly, this item was deaccessioned from the collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. The Mint Mus

Pre-Columbian Maya pottery bat ocarina from Guatemala, ca. 600-900 CE. Depicting a bat with outstretched wings and a skeletal body. This piece was caught in a fire in Florida at the Wolf Museum that b

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone head fragment from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. A carved stone head of a baby with were jaguar mouth. Part of head missing. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum

Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A remarkable blackware vessel presenting an ovoid form with a rounded shoulder, a narrow, cylindrical neck, and a circular, flared rim, a

A rare ancient carved stone head of an idol from Guerro Mexico and the Mezcala culture. Such idols are thought to have evolved from the axe god cult and were originally made from ancient celts. The id

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A fabulous and vibrant bowl featuring a polychrome pattern of stylized heads. The petite vessel rests on a rounded but stable base. The thick

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A lovely hollow-molded pottery head of a sonriente ("smiling face") with a flared neck base. Wearing a pair of beaded

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A fabulous canteen of an enormous size that is hand-built from pottery with highly burnished surfaces and intricate decorations paint

Ancient Pre Columbian, Nasca Pottery head vessel, Ex Musee Des Beaux Arte Museum Montreal 1957. Canada. Size 5 3/4 inches high x 4 1/2 inches diameter. Peru AD 300-600. A painted pottery vessel with a

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. An unusual Mochica terracotta head vessel of a pear-like shape depicting a rather grotesque trophy head, replete with wrinkles across his ent

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone head fragment from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum that burned down in Florida in 2019. The mask was caught in the fire and ha

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone head fragment from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum that burned down in Florida in 2019. The mask was caught in the fire and ha

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking, large carved architecture feature - a base of a wall - featuring a high relief face mask depictin

Pre-Columbian head fragments. Lot of 2. Terracotta heads with great detail, including headdress, nose and spool earrings. Museum quality display stands included. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Qu

Pre-Columbian Mexico, Maya, Ca 400 CE. Carved (pendant) heads of humanoid form with suspension holes. Dimensions: 1 H (largest one) Provenance: Ex. Marcel Gibrat collection, acquired at an estate auct

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 300 BCE to 100 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery vessel with a negative resist design on the body, feline head with large toothy grin, cu

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine terracotta stirrup vessel in the form of a stylized camelid head, such as a llama, alpaca, or even vicuna. The cranium rests on a concave and conica

A Mayan terracotta bat head. The head has an ornate crown with protruding base, large eyes. Museum quality display stand. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New York, NY Dimensions: 5-1/4" H x 5-1/4"

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A gorgeous example of a pottery stirrup vessel depicting the head of a fierce jaguar. Presented in hues of citrine, burnt sienna, c

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche IV, ca. 100 CE to 500 CE. Bichrome terracotta stirrup vessel depicting a sitting drummer, most likely a shaman, wearing a bird head mask with tear rolling down his cheeks, h

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fabulous hand-built pottery vessel depicting a dignified figure with a bulbous body and cylindrical head topped by a flared headdress that

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fabulous hand-built pottery vessel depicting a dignified figure with a bulbous body and cylindrical head topped by a flared headdress that

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A wonderful blackware kero in the form of a shaman head in the midst of transformation. Supported by a flat, circular base, the ancient figur