Pre-Columbian Pestle

A Taino Pestle with bird heads, 8" H 5 lb. 6 oz Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY

A Costa Rican Stone Pestle, volcanic rock, dog finial. 4-1/2" h x 3-3/4" L

(lot of 3) Pre-Columbian stone pestle or axe head group, possibly tektite, 2.75"l

A large stone bird pestle with a carved frog on back, 11" H; 7 lbs 5 oz Provenance: Ex. Bronx, N.Y. collection.

A Taino pestle with a Zemi figure on top of handle. Dimensions: 5-1/2" H; Weight: 1 lb 15 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Bronx, NY NOTE: This lot has a reserve.

Stone pestle, ca. 1000 - 1492 A.D. Carved hard stone animal head finial with long neck and ovoid grinding surface that is smooth from use. Dimensions: 3-1/2" H; Weight: 8 oz. Provenance: Ex. Collectio

TAINO DOUBLE ZEMI-HEADED STONE PESTLECaribbean, Pre-ColumbianCeremonial pestle hand-carved from rich green stone.Height 7.25”. Base diameter 3.75”.

Outstanding 13" Rare Pre Columbian Morter and Pestle from Peru, Likely Moche/Warix Period Authentic Native American Artifact

Originally offered at $900... Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hefty pestle hand-carved from a mottled brown and green stone with light and dark inclusions. The co

A nice little Inca mortar and pestle, c. AD 1300 - 1500, the mortar fashioned from spondylus shell, Dia: 2.8 cm, the pestle made from translucent quartz, 3.2 x 1.7 cm. Probably a domestic charm or rel

A stone janus face mortal pestle, 7-1/2" H; 2 lbs. 14 oz. Provenance: Ex collection, New York, NY

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved hardstone pestle with a flared pounding face, a conical body, and a finial depicting an

Pre-Columbian Guerrero bird volcanic stone, Mexico, ca 400-100 BCE. A pestle in the form of a bird, the bottom shows signs of usage. 3" tall. Ex. B. Malone collection, 60's.

Precolumbian, Costa Rican Stone Effigy Pestle, 6" Tall - Grinding Face Shows Use

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine collection of 4 stone tools and weapons that are hand-pecked and polished from dense stones. Two of the items are mace heads - one is in a

Offered in this lot is a Pre-Columbian Native American stone mortar and pestle. Mortars and pestles were invented in the Stone Age, when humans found that processing food and various other materials b

PRE-COLUMBIAN MESO-AMERICAN CARVED LAVA STONE MORTAR/PESTLE. HEIGHT 12"; DIAMETER 11"

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An astounding ceremonial stone pestle pecked and polished into the form of an owl! The tool's body is skillfully hand-carved with a

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone pestle with a dense, egg-shaped body surmounted by the head of a mythological deity known as a zemi. It is poss

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved pestle that is pecked and polished into a sturdy form surmounted by an abstract avian head with enormous eyes, perhap

Pre-Columbian, South Highlands, Peru, Pucara culture, ca. 250 BCE to 100 CE. Very large ceremonial stone pestle carved with representation of deity known as Hatan Naqak, the great decapitator with spi

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Toltec, ca. 1000 CE. Wonderful carved volcanic stone pounder or pestle. Grey dense volcanic stone with rounded working end, tapering handle and small creature at top that looks

Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Maya, ca. 200 to 900 CE. A wonderful metate and pestle, both carved from stone and enveloped in natural hues of umber, sienna, taupe, light grey, and puce. The pair bo

North American stone mortar and pestle, Northwest Coast or Californian.Keywords: Prehistoric, Pre-ColumbianMortar; height: 6 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 7 1/2 in. Pestle; height: 7 in x diameter: 4