Important Mayan Limestone Ballcourt Marker

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territory, probably Mexico, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A rare and quite exceptional limestone ballgame marker. Ancient art from the Mayan world shows that three such markers were set at t

Toltec-Maya, Post Classic Period, 900-1200 AD. A circular limestone relief marker from the human sacrificial ball game, carved with the skull of a defeated ballplayer with open mouth and scrolls of pl

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Pre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An incredibly carved and well-preserved hacha, hewn from a large chunk of grey volcanic rock, crafted as one of the ritual items associated with the Mes

Pre-Columbian, Maya region, Late Classic Period, ca. 650 to 750 CE. An incredible piece of ancient craftsmanship, a black and red on cream-orange slip paint cylinder with a codex register of nine glyp

Middle Classical Mayan relief panel, limestone with traces of polychrome, carved with astronomical symbols representing Venus, a serpent head, and sky iconography, likely from Palenque, Chiapas, Mexic

Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A haunting grey-white limestone head, heavily weathered, with deeply drilled eyes, a downturned

3 Gilberto Silva Mayan Limestone Carvings of Yaxchilan, Signed. Flat carving signed G. Silva 12.5 x 10 in, tall sculpture unmarked 19 x 8.75 in., Relief carving 12 x 10 in. Measurements are approximat

Carved limestone marker with anthropomorphic image and some geometric designs. The stone has some lichen like growth on it and is in overall fair condition, no breaks or repairs. Sumba island style ca

early 6th century B.C., figure with arm raised with what would have been a club in hand, lion at proper left hand, wearing a lion skin, knotted at chest, draping over shoulders and lion's head enclosi

Mayan Style Limestone wall Fragment. Size 5 inches high x 3 1/2 inches wide. Fine carved limestone wall fragment depicting king facing left. After the Antique. Provenance: Ex Manhattan Collector Doris

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Large Mayan Serpentine Camahuile Shaman Marker, Pre Columbian (250 BC-600 AD)This is a wonderful example of a grave marker ancestor. Camahuiles:Camahuiles are statues in the shape of axes, carved with

This is a limestone carved Amita Buddha of Northern Wei Period (386-534 AD). Northern Wei deeply came under the influence of the teachings of Laotsi and Zhongtsi, that prevailed in late Han dynasty. T

Pre-Colombian Mayan Jade Monkey Pendent (550-950 AD)The Monkey plays an important role in the Mayan Culture as an ancestor of modern humans. The first men were created by the Gods from trees. They wer

Mayan, pre-Columbian, ca. 100 CE. These greenstone beads are in different sizes and shades, but come strung and ready to be worn. Greenstone beads had an important ritual symbolism in Mayan society an

Mayan Monkey Flute (600-1100 AD)The Monkey plays an important role in the Mayan Culture as an ancestor of modern humans. Created by the Gods from trees, the monkeys were sinners, and only a few surviv

Mayan Monkey Shaman (600-1100 AD)The Monkey plays an important role in the Mayan Culture as an ancestor of modern humans. Created by the Gods from trees, the monkeys were sinners, and only a few survi

David Willardson (20/21st Century, USA) adorable hand signed serigraph. Titled Very Important Piglet. Made in 2007. Signed in marker lower center. Numbered 239/495 lower left. Measures 21"x 16". In go

An Egyptian Painted Limestone Stele of Simut, Second Prophet of Amun New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 B.C. Height 8 inches (20 cm). Collection from an Important Midwestern

Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Guatemala, ca. 600 to 950 CE. An important handbuilt ritual cylinder in a polychrome finish of red, beige, and black hues with an impressive iconographic program. The exterior wa

Culture: Pre-Columbian Classification: Classic Mayan Date: 600 AD - 850 AD

Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A round-topped limestone stelae carved in shallow relief to serve as a marker for a grave. The deceased individual stands with his

13th-14th century AD. A corbel or plinth element with chamfered underside, keyed surfaces, upper face with concentric rings and hole to accept the gnomon, scale of five graduated marker lines. 11.1 kg

Date & Origin: Sumerian, c. 3000 B.C. Material: Limestone Dimensions: 4.8 cm L - 1 7/8” Provenance: From an important North London collection formed before 1980. ex. Timeline auctions, December 2015