Mixtec Greenstone Penate Head (of Ancestor)

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxacan region, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved and string-cut greenstone penate (pendant) of an anthropomorphic form, presenting styliz

A Mixtec green stone penate of a seated man, Mexico, c. AD 800 - 1200, with nicely executed detail and well-preserved surfaces. H: 1 5/8 in. Intact. Ex Dr. John Hilsabeck estate, Orange County.

(lot of 6) Pre-Columbian artifacts, including one tiny figure of bown clay, one adze-head/celt form Zapotec culture of ancient Oaxaca, Mexico, together with (4) small greenstone "Penate" figurines fro

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Memorializing an ancestor or representing a deity with large eye orbits and cut toothy mouth in green andesitic basalt. Centrally pierce

A nicely detailed Mixtec penate from Oaxaca, Mexico, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. This lovely figural pendant is 1-3/4 in high, made from speckled greenstone and depicts an individual with hand held to the c

Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. This is a blue-green carved hardstone ceremonial piercer depicting a snake wrapped around a tapered pole. It has a dri

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A striking amulet, hand-carved from mottled emerald-green stone with dark inclusions, in the form of a disembodied head of clas

Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala style, ca. 300 BCE. This is a greenstone head with a look that could have inspired a Cubist -- a triangular face with nose and ovoid eyes and mouth. The upper

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya to Mixtec, Late to Post Classic Period, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. An intriguing anthropomorphic figure of an abstract, hunched form with compact arms and shoulders, comp

A Chontal Greenstone HeadGuerrero-Style, Circa 700-300 B.C.Height 3 3/4 inches (9.53 cm). Property from the Estate of Charles S. Hopper, Chicago, Illinois Provenance: Charles Hopper (1949-2012), Chica

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A petite head amulet of an attractive form, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with forest-green inclus

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone head of characteristically abstract form that exhibits mott

A Mixtec greenstone pendant, stylized with hands on belly, the face nicely detailed with large ear spools. H: 2 in (5 cm). Light deposits. Ex Robert Wilson Collection; Ex Metropolitan Museum Deaccessi

Pre-Columbian Jade Mixtec Penante, Green Jade, Translucent Gemstone Jade

Pre-Columbian Jade Mixtec Penante, Green Jade, Translucent Gemstone Jade

Pre-Columbian Jade Mixtec Penante, Green Jade, Translucent Gemstone Jade

Pre-Columbian Jade Mixtec Penante, Green Jade

Pre-Columbian Mixtec green stone tlaloc figure plaque from Mexico, ca. 800-1000 CE. Ex Private Florida collection, acquired prior to 1970. 5-3/8" height.

Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala style, ca. 300 BCE. This is a pair of greenstone heads that are maskette face panels with flat backs. Both have drilled holes for suspension. Mezcala sculpture

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, 300 to 1000 CE. "Stunning" just does not convey how beautiful this stone mace head is. Carved hardstone with numerous colorful inclusions in a mostly black matrx in the form

A Gilded Greenstone Buddha Head. Height: 51cm

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A rare greenstone bead depicting the head of the Maya sun god K'inich Ahau (also K'inich Ajaw or God G). The

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully-shaped stone mace head made of a grey-green stone, smoothed with sandstone, in a zoomorphic shape with a prominent head, a neck

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A fine abstract anthropomorphic head, hand-carved from a mottled pistachio-hued greenstone with both light a