Sold2016Framed Egyptian Cartonnage Section, ex-Arte PrimitivoEgypt, Late Period, Ptolemaic period, ca. 300 to 30 BCE. Openwork cartonnage aegis collar breast plate and vertical column register. Painted gesso surface in blue and red on a white ground with some bSee Sold Price
2015Egyptian Faience Ushabti, ex-Arte PrimitivoEgypt, Late Dynastic, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 662 to 315 BCE. A very fine molded faience ushabti. He stands with pillar along back (identifying it as 26th Dynasty or later). Holding crook and flaSee Sold Price
Sold2015Lot of 21 Egyptian Ptolemaic Coins, ex-Arte PrimitivoEgypt, Late to Ptolemaic period, ca. 700 to 30 BCE. Twenty-one assorted bronze Ptolemaic coins. A great study or beginner lot! Size: 1/2" to 1-5/8" in diameter. After the demise of Alexander the GreatSee Sold Price
Sold2017Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, ex-Arte PrimitivoEgypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic, 18th to 30th Dynasties, ca. 1300 to 300 BCE. Necklace and matching earrings comprised of innumerable ancient faience mummy beads; the necklace features two registeSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Egyptian Wooden FigureEgypt, ca. 1800 BC. A sizeable wooden figure of a striding man, perhaps originating from a large model boat. Custom base. Ex: Arte primitivo, NYC. MEASUREMENTS Height including base: 9 inches / 23 cmSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient Egyptian Figure of Osiris Late period, ca. 700Ancient Egyptian Figure of Osiris Late period, ca. 700-30 B.C.Size:4 3/4 inches High. Fine bronze Osiris figure wearing the royal beard and crown, holding implements. Provenance:Ex, Arte Primitivo, ExSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nazca Wood, Ivory, & Copper Atl Atl, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden atl atl (also atlatl, atl-atl) or spear thrower of a rod-shaped form with an ivory finial at one end and a copSee Sold Price
Sold2023Colima Redware Pottery Bird Vessel, Ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a swallow mid-flight with wings widely spread and head lifted at aSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Senufo Female Figure Ex Simmons, Ex Arte PrimitivoA lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized face and form, and a deep well handled surface patina, custom mounted. The statue measures 17.5 inches tall ( 19.25 inches tall on professionaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure, Ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, petite breaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Maya Pottery Vessel w/ Bird & Snake, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth walls, a deep basin, and a lightly flareSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Wongo Mask Ex Levitt, Ex Komor, Ex Arte PrimitivoA very Rare carved wooden Pende Wongo mask. I highly stylized form with heavy eye lids, strong dramatic, almost cubistic mask, likely a rare example from Southeast of the Pende. The mask measures 15 xSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Gelede Wood Belly Mask - ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a prSee Sold Price
Sold2023Achaemenid Mottled Stone Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoAncient Near East, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 559 to 330 BCE. A stunning bowl, carved from inherently beautiful stone of translucent green and matte gray inclusions. The ancient vessel presents an elegantSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine Chavin Pottery Vessel w/ Snakes, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. This is an incredible hand-built pottery vessel that is molded with raised serpents on the midsection. The deep umber brown vesselSee Sold Price
Sold2021Roman Bronze Phallus 2nd Century AD Ex Arte PrimitivoDecorative bronze attachment on the form of a Phallus with testicles, incised linear designs and weathered surface. The phallus measures 1 inch and has been custom mounted to a display stand. Ex ArteSee Sold Price
Sold2023Chupicuaro Bichrome Ribbed Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A lovely pottery bowl of a rare form comprised of 3 coils resembling the body of a snake supported by a pedSee Sold Price
Sold2015Anatolian Kilia Stargazer Head, ex-Arte PrimitivoAnatolia, Cycladic, western Turkey, ca. 2500 BCE. A carved white marble stargazer, with faint nose and neck. Marble is off white in color with some tan. Size: 1-3/8"H. Provenance: Ex-Arte Primitivo GSee Sold Price
Sold2019Central Asian Bronze Axe Head - Ex Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $200** Central Asia, Bronze Age, ca. 10th to 7th century BCE. An elegant cast bronze axe head of simple form, with a long, straight, rectangular blade and a round socket with aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Veracruz Stone Seated Figure, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Southeastern Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 500 to 700 CE. Carved stone figure of a seated lord, hands to his knees, loin cloth over his groin. Size: 14"H (35.6 cm). Provenance: Ex-private D.See Sold Price
Sold2017Huge Etruscan Brazier Animal Frieze, ex-Arte PrimitivoItaly, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A huge pottery brazier, round in form, with the clay a deep red color and signs of use. Twin rings around the rim have been stamped using a cylinder stampSee Sold Price
Sold2024Mayan Jaguar head Tenon - Ex-Arte PrimitivoMayan 500-800BC Massive fanged jaguar head tenon carved in dark gray volcanic stone. Coiled tongue with remnants of red cinnabar pigment - measures15.5" x 6.5" x 7"See Sold Price
Sold2021Maya Polychrome Jar w/ Dignitaries, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $3500** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of an elegant form with a flat base, a carinated loweSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Colima Pottery Warrior, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A tall, hollow-cast redware terracotta warrior figure with a nicely burnished surface. The male warrior is hunched over, standing on two broaSee Sold Price
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