Pre Columbian Copper Melt Remains

A copper Tumi with green patina and remains of textile. 9-1/4" H Provenance: Ex private collection, New York, NY NOTE: This lot has a reserve. Reserve must be met to win the lot.

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A set of 4 cast-copper from 2 distinct Pre-Columbian cultures. The celt with the thinnest body is

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 AD; Inca Empire, Post-Conquest period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A lovely pair of tumis: 1 Chimu

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful ensemble of 7 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads. Each of the ancient simians displays applied and openwork facial fea

Pre-Columbian, Peru to Bolivia, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1500 CE. A rare type of Inca weaponry known as a bola or an ayllo made from heavy cast-copper with single loop ring at base that would be tied to the

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fascinating funerary mask made of hammered copper, created to be affixed to a mummy bundle. The face has a fascinating shape, with a broad, v-shaped

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting la

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. Wow! Can you imagine wearing one of these? A huge nose ring made of copper hammered almost paper-thin. Five round discs hang from it on single

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. An amazing example of a ceremonial tumi, a curved, crescent-shaped blade topped by a long, cylindrical handle with a finial decorative motif of a

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine ensemble of 5 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads, all enveloped in layers of russet and seafoam gr

Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wonderful cast-copper ceremonial tumi, a curved, crescent-shaped blade topped by a long tubular handle with a finial decorative mo

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful ensemble of 5 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads, all enveloped in layers of russet and seafoam green patina. Each of

Pre-Columbian, Inca Empire, ca. 1430 to 1533 CE. This is a pair of copper mace heads, each with a pretty blue-green patina, and a spiked design around the exterior. Votice mace heads like this would h

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable ensemble of Mixtec copper bells strung on fiber strands - 20 clusters with about 100 bells in set in a modern box for display. The jang

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Kingdom of Cusco / Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A pair of hand-forged copper celt or chisel heads, one with a slightly expanded midsection, with a thicker blunt end and a nar

**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A heavy, solid, cast copper bola - a weighted weapon with a sturdy loop for attachment to a long rope. The form has

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful example of a "tepoztli", the metal component of a "tlaximaltepoztli" (in Nahuatl, tlaximal=carpentry and tepoztli=me

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 15th century CE. A collection of 6 cast copper pieces known as "hoe" money, as it was used as currency in the Aztec empire. Each is shaped with the characte

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A collection of ancient copper and shell artifacts from Mesoamerica - 5 large copper implements and 5 carved shell beads and charms, one still attac

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 AD. A fine tumi formed from a lengthy sheet of hammered copper with a slightly flared handle and cresce

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A collection of 4 copper pincers or tweezers each with a pair of coiled spirals to the sides. Twe

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 7 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads. Each of the ancient simians displays applied and openwork facial featu

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A pair of elegant axe heads, solid-cast from copper, with large cylindrical sockets for hafting and a distinctive flattened T-shape. Comes with c

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A lovely selection of 3 hand-forged copper adze heads of varying sizes, each with a lengthy body, a stocky tang, and a crescent-shaped blade with