A Pre-Columbian wood ears pool and a copper tupu

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell, turquoise, and wood earspool intended for an elite member of Moche society. The spool is comprised of a thick woode

Group of three pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. Comprised of one Moche copper tupu/pin, ca. 8th-16th c; one Chancay wood figure, ca. 1000-1470 CE; and one Chancay ceramic deer vessel, ca. 1000-1200 C

AMAZING PRECOLUMBIAN COPPER EAR SPOOL FROM MEXICO, LIKELY ONCE COVERED A WOODEN EARSPOOL, GREAT EXAMPLE

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine example of a wooden tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin. These are still used today to fasten lli

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A beautiful tunic pin known as a "tupu" composed of copper that has aged to have a pretty dark green patina. Th

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An incredibly preserved, matched pair of wooden ear spools, their broad, disc-shaped faces intricately carved with identical openwork motifs. These sho

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. Wow! A gilded copper tupu of delightful form with a long, tapering pin surmounted by a discoid finial with a notched pe

Pre-Columbian Chimu Copper Tupu from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 1000-1200 CE. upu pins were used to secure a mantle or shawl by Andean woman. Stand included. Ex. Greg Perdun Collection, Grafton, Ill

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A beautiful tunic pin known as a "tupu" composed of a copper alloy containing 8% silver. The needle-form bo

Pre Columbian Moche Wood Ears Ornaments 43 mm x 40 and 41 x 38 mm Pre-Columbian Wood and Shell Ear Ornaments, Moche, Peru, c. 250-350 A.D., the wood spools with stones and metal incrustations. Face de

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A beautiful serpentine stone pecked and polished into a massive earspool with a pair of drill

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A sizable earspool or earflare formed from a single sheet of 56.7% silver. The cylindric

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, north-central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1523 CE. A slender copper tupu covered in fine layers of gilding. The needle-form body has sturdy walls that t

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine gathering of three ancient Peruvian artifacts. First is a Chimu tupu pin,

**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-carved jadeite ear spool of mottled pistachio and sage hues exhibiting a

DESCRIPTION: A collection of three Pre-Columbian Chimu peoples, copper Tupu pins. The first features a male figure with a right hand along his chest. The second features a figure standing with his leg

Pre-Columbian Moche Ear Ornaments, Copper/Bronze, Inlaid Turquoise eye., Measurements: 2 1/2" L x 2 1/2" W

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. Two matching 12 karat gold ear spools with an attractive design comprised of hemispheric forms surrounding a central circular inset that resemble

Pre-Columbian Tupu With Birds, Copper Tupu With Two Birds, Origin: South America, Age: 700-100 A.D., Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 7/8"

A Pre-Columbian lip plug and earspool. Lot includes a nice ceramic lip plug, c. 200 - 100 BC, with black slip the central medallion adorned with incised geometric devices to either side of a central X

DESCRIPTION: A vintage Mayan Mexico brass, copper and wood beaded necklace, with a large pendant motif decorated with a mask accent in relief and beaded fringes. Marked with "Maya Mexico" hallmark" on

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic set of three Chimu artifacts; a figural vessel, a double-chamber vessel, and a pair of tupu pins. Presenting in a pale

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An elegant black wooden tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, with a finial in the form of a seated monkey eating a fruit

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A copper tupu topped by a delightful figure of a fox, with two tiny, round shell discs for eyes. The fox perches, its fluffy tail c