Rare Colima Eccentric Obsidian - Snake Form

Pre-Columbian, West Coast Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A very rare and quite attractive carved obsidian snake. Perhaps used as a dagger or knife, but more likely just showing the technical s

Ancient Roman Bronze Arm Snake Bracelet c.2nd century AD. Size 6 inches length, 4 1/2 inches diameter. Rare Snake form arm bracelet with choice patina, wearable. Ex Private NYC collection acquired fro

Ancient Roman Bronze Arm Snake Bracelet c.2nd century AD. Size 2 inches length, 2 1/2 inches diameter. Rare Snake form arm small bracelet with choice patina, wearable. Ex Private NYC collection acquir

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta flute in the form of a sinuous, slithering serpent with applied details and four pitch or sound holes. In the Pre-Col

Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. This is a flaked obsidian eccentric form. Importantly, this item was deaccessioned from the collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. The Mint Mus

Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. This is a flaked obsidian eccentric form. Importantly, this item was deaccessioned from the collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. The Mint Mus

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, possibly Jalisco or Nayarit culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare pair of pottery foot vessels, each having a stylized human face molded onto the front of the cyli

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE/CE. Very rare and very attractive pottery whistle in the form of a dancer. Legs and arms spread wide, rattle in each hand, applied loin-cloth and long s

Native American, Midwestern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating collection of 18 shells, each hand carved into effigy appliques or pendants. All have a circular, d

8.5" A rare snake jug in the form of a corn cob. A fantastic folk pottery work of art. Stacy lives in Asheboro, NC and is a full time potter and artist. He is known for his visionary drawings on his p

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE/CE. Rare pottery vessel in "envelope" form. Thin pouring jar with slightly flared rim with red slipped exterior decorated on each side with square incis

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery vessel of a large form with a rounded base, a wide, tapering body with two projecting elements, and

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. The ancients of the Americas created beautiful musical instruments out of pottery, most adorned with animal or human figurines, and the indig

A set of three rare, museum quality copper "snake" currencies of spiral form from the Congo. These were associated with tribes of the Lake Leopold II Region, including the Mongo/Ngongo/and Lyembe peop

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful sculptural vessel in traditional dog form but with 2 heads and 2 tails, their faces caught in a playful expression as they share

A very rare Pre-Columbian Colima 200 BC - 200 AD alabaster / quartz carved vessel in the form of a female jaguar. Showing a transformation from human to zoomorphic form. All carved from a single piece

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery sculpture of an incredibly rare form composed of two emaciated canines that are conjoined a

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic ceramic whistle in the form of a ballplayer, shown wearing a heavy yoke, with the body decorated with a

A rare Colima blade from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC – AD 300. It is 10-1/2 in long and is made from the exquisite mahogany obsidian characteristic of this region. Sharp edges, good mineral deposits. Ex

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An interesting gathering of 4 obsidian cores used for making blades, each exhibiting an elongated and slender form with a flat base. The flut

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous collection of 4 obsidian cores for making blades. They each exhibit an elongated and slender form with a flat base. The fluted sid

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating and rare pottery vessel featuring a rectangular cuboid form with an ovoid spout that rises from one s

A very rare pre-Columbian, Colima vessel with three separate vessels connected together 200 BC - 200 AD. This very rare form is a representation of a shaft tomb. The surface is stone polished with Man

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely necklace of wearable form strung with dozens of petite white marine shells and 8 obsidian disc beads. The top of the necklace is ado