A Trophy Head Effigy Jar, Vicus, Peru, 500-300 BCE

A Trophy Head Effigy Jar, Vicus, Peru, 500-300 BCE Height: 22 cm Provenance: Kemper Collection, Switzerland. Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's. Purchased b

A Double Chamber Vessel: Anthropomorphic Figure and a Bird Effigy on Top of It, Vicus, Peru, 500-300 BCE Height:  23.4 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Swi

**Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An interesting textile panel of a roughly rectangular form comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca o

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine example of a colorful textile fringe composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of maroon,

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An impressive miniature footed jar, hand-carved from a translucent red stone to present a deep bowl supported by 4 legs in the form of trophy

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. Rare and lovely Vicus pottery whistling vessel. With twin rounded lobes, one with spout, other with bird head - whistles incorporated into head - cove

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A hand-built redware llama effigy vessel, the body of a bulbous, round-bottomed form, a softly corseted should

A Trophy Head Effigy Jar, Early Nasca, Peru, 1-200 CE Representation of a head with a headdress, face painting, pinned lips and closed eyes. Height: 15.7 cm For more details on this lot refer to the

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A wide textile panel that is hand-woven from tightly braided camelid fiber threads in hues of red, yellow, and blue. Displayed across the panel are se

Originally offered at $1,800... Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. This is a fabulous Chavin stone miniature drug container in gray soapstone depicting a male trophy head! This

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A delightful pottery vessel boasting a unique, organic form of 4 bulbous nodes surmounted by 4 high crests, each incised with st

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fantastical pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a harpy eagle, the distinctive crest at the top of the head - projecting lik

Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, late Cupisnique, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An exquisite, hand-built pottery vessel featuring a spherical body with a flat base, highly burnished surfaces, and a stir

**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

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Vicus, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Globular bodied vessel with a spout opposite a seated pan pipe player figure; both joined by a bridge handle. Traces of umber resist desig

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming anthropomorphic effigy vessel, the humanoid head forming the flared spout. The prominent ears / nose cou

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar of a sizable form depicting a register of disembodied trophy heads along the carinated midsection. The highly burnish

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of a voluminous form with a round but stable base, a compressed spherical body with a central carination, and a tall, flared rim

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of a minimalist form with a round but stable base, tall walls, and a deep basin. Highly burnished and presented

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Vicus, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Globular bodied vessel in deep brick red, adorned with twin erect phalluses, bridge spout between. Each phallus is molded with great accur

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca and Inca cultures, ca. 180 BCE to 500 CE and ca. 1400 CE, respectively. A nice trio of ceramics from ancient Peru, including a miniature trophy head vessel modeled with a po

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A very sweet polychrome pottery effigy vessel depicting a cargador figure who is carrying a jar via a tumpline around his head. His visage is

An Anthropomorphic Effigy Jar, Chavin, Peru, 1200-200 BCE Height: 16.8 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-200

A Dead Warrior Head Effigy Jar, Early Nasca, Peru, 1-200 CE Depiction of a head with a face painting, a small beard, semi-closed eyes and a headdress decorated with geometric motifs. Height: 11.3 cm