Jamacoaque Ceramic Lord on Throne w/ TL - ex-Hollywood

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. An impressive mold-made ceramic figure of a seated lord, created in the unmistakable Jamacoaque style. The lord sits upon a tall stool with a fl

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 300 CE. Mochica lord / ruler sitting cross-legged in presentation on a throne, resting both hands on knees, looking distant.  His arms are inlaid with

Roman-Byzantine, Mediterranean region, ca. 3rd-7th century AD. Unusual burnished ceramic figure of a canine or cat. Custom base. Ex: Rhode Island collection, most of which was collected in the 1990s-e

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina/Campeche region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. So mesmerizing, this fine hand-built pottery figure depicts a Maya lord standing with feet apart and wearing

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Daunian, early Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A beautiful vessel comprised of conjoined twin chambers, of globular forms with flared rims and pl

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A terracotta head of a near spherical shape with nicely delineated almond shaped eyes outlined with applied filets, a protuding nose adorned

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A polychrome earthenware gable roofed maquette of a house that presents an open facade so that we can see its charming inhabitants - two cou

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A remarkable pottery shaman figure adorned in vibrant hues of marigold, emerald, and scarlet. Depicted crouching on an integral plinth, the anci

Native American, American Southeast, Nodena Phase, Mississippian Culture, “Walls Engraved” type ca. 1350 CE. A fine example of a rare ceramic type, most likely from the Missouri/ Arkansas border a

Greece, probably Corinth, ca. 6th century BCE. A charmingly-shaped ceramic aryballos in the form of a siren, with a long body shaped like a dove or pigeon and a raised head of a human woman with a cla

**First Time At Auction** Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to late 6th century CE. A thick, buff ceramic amphora, with a bullet-like shape, small, thick, ring/loop handles on the edges of the shou

Eastern Europe, Neolithic Period, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A hand-built ceramic vase with a petite circular base, a widened body, tapering walls, and a flared rim. The exterior of the

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic and large ceramic vessel in the form of a seated cacique (leader) elder, his eyes closed as if he is in a serene, trance-like sta

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A fascinating ceramic figure, showing someone who appears to be starving, with three deep grooves dug into the skull, one hand raise

Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fascinating and incredibly rare figural ceramic vessel in the form of a shaman holding serpents. The figure wears a dramatic, conical

Ancient Near East, Sumeria or Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A well-preserved ceramic plaque bearing a mold-made depiction of a mythical beast. The animal has four legs, with the front two go

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Salinar culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A striking ceramic stirrup vessel with a round body with flattened base, a thick stirrup handle, and a short, flaring spout

East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Large and very rare style of Tang pottery horse with accompanying TL report confirming the age. Made of molded clay and highlighted in added pigments

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic period, late Naqada II to Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. An enormous hand-built marl clay jar with a russet-hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. The burnished v

Pre-Columbian, Jaina Island, Mexico, Maya, ca. 600 to 950 CE. A mold-made sculpture in the form of an elite Mayan seated lord donning an elaborate headdress upon his coiffure - his fancy hairstyle com

Native American, Southwestern United Sates, Arizona, Jeddito, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1300 to 1400 CE. A beautiful example of a Jeddito yellowware bowl, with iron and carbon black pigments c

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A gorgeous example of a pottery stirrup vessel depicting the head of a fierce jaguar. Presented in hues of citrine, burnt sienna, c

Greece, Corinthian, ca. late 7th century BCE. A very large and highly decorated amphora from the Orientalizing period, with its body divided into horizontal registers separated by thick chocolate brow

Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 470 to 460 BCE. An incredibly special, red-figured lekythos depicting a female goddess, most likely Demeter, dressed in flowing draperies and a headdress, holding a