Rare Chavin Greenstone Effigy - Jaguar / Feline

**Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning hand-carved feline effigy made from a greenstone with a lovely mottled pale green and olive hue.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in the form of a miniature feline - a puma or jag

RARE JAGUAR EFFIGY MORTAR / PAINT PALLETTE, GREAT DETAILS AND NO BRAINER PATINA, NICE EXAMPLE

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A striking pair of naturalistically rendered ear effigies carved from a greenstone with shimmering mica inclusions. The cartilag

**Originally Listed At $7500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex b

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A very nice example of a jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex back/tabl

Pre-Columbian Chavin jaguar stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1100-900 BC. Carved dark stone in the form of a jaguar, decorated with low relief patterns. A nice and rare example! 3 5/8" H. x 6 1/2" L.

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An incredibly rare carved anthracite box held together with cotton cords and inlaid with greenstone discs. The panels are all bored th

Pre-Colombian Ulúa Marble Bowl with Feline Effigy Handles (550-950 AD)This extremely rare and important bowl depicts two feline effigies. Bowls such as this were used by the priests and nobility, and

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. A wonderful blackware vessel with an expressive jaguar handle - the wild feline's paws joining neck to shoulder, its arched back adorned wi

5 3/4" Historic Wood Effigy Pipe. Hand carved with feline effigy on arbor. Pewter stem with 5 pewter spots inlaid on bowl. Bowl has been reattached. Rare Historic (early 1800's) Pipe. Ex-Evan Maurer

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A beautiful miniature feline pendant, hand-carved from a chalky white shell and embellished with finely-incised designs. The form depicts

An unusual Jamacoaque jaguar deity effigy from Ecuador, c. 300 BC - AD 500, the feline is depicted seated with fangs visible in the open mouth, the face is highly expressive, with large applique eyes.

An excellent La Tolita Jaguar deity effigy from Ecuador, c. 300 BC – AD 300, depicting a feline devouring its prey. H: 4 in (10.2 cm). A nicely detailed example with strong mineral deposits. Ex Kowi

Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A rectangular stone bead exhibiting a pair of stylized feline heads, perhaps jaguars, in hues of green, turquoise, and cream.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful and incredibly rare hand-carved stone effigy of a lizard. The crouching reptile is formed from a dark green stone with a mottled

Chavin Pre-Columbian Fabulous Lapis Lazuli Zoomorph, possibly a monkey. Still retains both shell eye inlays. These rare and highly desirable effigies represent the epitome of precious stone carvings d

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Jequetepeque River region, Chavin culture, Tembladera phase, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A fabulous ceramic vessel depicting two fisherman sitting atop a pair of cylindrical

7 1/4" D. Cat Monster Effigy Bowl with "Tail Rider". Crittenden Co, AR. Rare effigy depiction with serpent head and four legged rider. Bowl rings solid. Head and tail appear original. Very nice. Ex-Bu

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Pre-Columbian, Peru (Ecuador border), Chavin Maranon, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A charming ceramic vessel depicting a lobster or crayfish found in the Maranon Jungle, a region far from the ocean. The crusta

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 600 to 300 BCE. A pair of copper appliques or perhaps earrings of rectangular form exhibiting an early depiction of the fanged god Ai Apec in repousse. Each a

**Originally Listed At $1200** Near East, Anatolia, Turkey / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 2000 to 500 BCE. An adorable marble or alabaster effigy of an animal with an elongated body, nubbin l

Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. Very fine stone cup or mortar, probably used for hallucinogenic drugs, from one of the earliest and most artistically advanced cultures of