Rare Tall Valdivian Terracotta Venus Figure - 2500 BCE

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery Venus figure presented with delineated legs, sinuous arms fused atop the abdomen, an

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished female pottery figure of tall and slender form known as a Venus idol. The face feat

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 4000 to 3500 BCE. A small, cylindrical carved piece of creamy white and grey stone representational figure, highly polished, with an incised design that

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2500 to 1500 BCE. A charming trio of female or Venus figures, all skillfully hand-built from pottery to present stylized forms. First, the most petite fi

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, Earliest Horizon, ca. 4000 to 3500 BCE. A pair of small, cylindrical carved pieces of creamy green grey stone representational figures, highly polished, with incised

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, Earliest Horizon (Early Piguigua-Late Piquigua Phase, Early Formative Period) ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A trio of small clay figures with faces created by incised slits

**Previously Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A special trio of terracotta "Venus" figures, mold-made and finely detailed with petite visages comprised of deli

Pre-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 broa

2 Valdivian Terracotta Venus Figures. Provenance: Ex Collection of Lawrence Buchanan and Dr. Enrique von Kiguel who acquired items in their collection in the 1970's/80's. Largest Size: 2.5'' x 1'' x 0

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Pre-Classic Period, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A tall terracotta figure standing behind a large and flat drum. Sinuous arms bend downward to p

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Central Asia, Indus River Valley, Mehrgarh, ca. 2600 to 2500 BCE. A hand-built terracotta figure of a slender seated fertility goddess. She sits with both legs togeth

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian Culture, 1500 BCE. Solid clay molded figures of a standing female. Size: 2"L x 1/2"W Provenance: Ex-private Poolos collection acquired before 1970. All items legal t

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A striking pottery figure with thin slits for eyes and mouth, an enormous coiffure/headdress, and a highly stylized body with elongated legs, n

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A reddish ceramic figure of a woman. She has a stylized head, with thin slits for eyes, eyebrows, and mouth, and a low relief nose. Her face is

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery Venus figurine of feminine form with minimalist features including a set of slit-form eyes and eyebrows. Her sligh

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, ca. 3500 BCE to 2000 CE. A fine Valdivian "Venus" female figure features small breasts, indicating it is a female, incised lines for hair, and small impressions for eyes and a

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A set of 3 hand-built pottery Venus figures depicting characteristic feminine forms with highly burnished surfaces and hues of brown an

Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. This is a very rare handmade terracotta figure of a stylized human figure with a bearded face and a pointed, curled hat. His arms blend into the horse's

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery Venus figure of a characteristically feminine form with a slender waist and hands held b

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A terracotta figure of a reclining man, his body largely smooth aside from a few incised circles designed to ward o

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. late 8th to early 7th century BCE. A tall terracotta beer strainer used to separate solid ingredients from the liquid inside of a larger vessel. This sie

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fabulous 'pretty lady' from this very early Pre-Columbian culture. Clearly a fertility idol with ample h

A Very rare ancient vessel from Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A tall terracotta vessel with a rounded base, teardrop shaped body, and a petite

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima or Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A tall and fierce terracotta warrior figure, armed with a large club and a conch shell shield, his characteristically elongated he