Zacatecas Rare Blackware Scepter with a Rattlesnake

Pre-Columbian, northern Mexico, Zacatecas (Chalchihuites/Alta Vista/Chichimeca), ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Hailing from a very unique ceramic culture, a blackware conical scepter with a naturalistic appl

Offered in this lot are two necklaces made of rare Rattlesnake and Skunk Venetian beads. The first necklace is made of Black Rattlesnake beads with red and white twining, as well as some white hearted

Pre-Columbian, Colombia or Venezuela, Tairona, ca. 800 CE. Rare blackware pottery jar in the form of a rotund human. He holds his short arms at his girthy sides, wearing a long necklace, a large labre

Classical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A rare blackware pottery alabastron in excellent condition! Alabastra are long-bodied vessels with flat disks for the mout

Pre-Columbian, Colombia or Venezuela, ca. 800 CE. Rare blackware pottery jar in the form of a rotund human. He holds his short arms at his girthy sides, wearing large and long necklace, large labret i

Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An amazing blackware jar with rich, fascinating iconography. A crouched figure sits with spindly knees drawn up; there is little suggest

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A large burnished blackware double-spouted vessel with huge conical spouts that join at diagonal angles to a small, ovoid body. The body s

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Classical Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. This is a really fun and unique black ware pot, probably made to hold cocoa. The pot is in the shape of an animal that may be a coatimundi --

Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. The aryballos (storage jar) was a favorite ceramic form of the Inca. As you can see this example boasts a characteristic elegant, long neck with flared rim; h

Back at auction due to fraudulent bidder from 6/2/2016 sale… Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. The aryballos (storage jar) was a favorite ceramic form of the Inca. As you can see this examp

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An impressive blackware stirrup effigy vessel in the form of a stingray. Sculptors of the ancient Americas depicted powerful sea predators

Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Long and rare pottery staff finial. Brownware hollow-molded serpent with slithering model, bulging eyes and toothy grin. Size: 10" L. Provenance: Ex-private P

Rare Wooden Scepter, Late Central Coast. Incised frog form in the upper portion. On stand. Size: 12.5'' x 5'' x 1.5'' (32 x 13 x 4 cm); Height on Stand: 13.5" (34 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Colle

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A rare example of a Chimu blackware vessel exhibiting a squash-shaped body of sizeable for

Rare Kanak scepter called "star club", named after the first English colonists in the Pacific for the star shape of the upper part. Attached is an image that testifies to some drawings dating back to

Rare Zacatecas Miniature figures from Jalisco, Mexico, ca. 200-400 CE. Earthenware, hand-modeled, punched, incised and burnished: post-fire, black, red and turquoise blue pigment still present. 2.25"

Late 1900s, Three extra-fine examples of Papago (Tohono O'odham) needle-sewn basketry: one with butterflies, one with an eagle figure, and one with a rare black rattlesnake. Excellent condition. 3-1/8

A Rare Silver Ruyi Scepter Size:H:6cm L:31cm W:9.5cm W:720g (The dimensions of all batches are manually measured.If you need more detailed information, please contact our customer service before biddi

Highly desired pair of double mounted rattlesnake spurs with nicely two-tone overlaid heelbands, large rowels and original straps.

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A low blackware bowl with a tall strap handle. Standing on four anthropomorphic legs, the vessel has, at the base of each end of the handl

This is 13&3/4 inches long. Each & every piece in this auction comes from the late Richard Lienau collection from Lebanon, Illinois. KEY WORDS: NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACT ARTIFACTS ARROWHEAD ARRO

Magna Graecia, probably Campania, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning blackware kylix, a drinking cup, with a very unusual form; the handles in particular stand out for their rarely seen shape with

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A charming ceramic vessel in the form of a deer or possibly a dog, with bulging applied disc eyes, large, point

Greek colonies, South Italy/Magna Graecia, probably Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. A rare form of black ware oinochoe (oinechoe, oenochoe), classified as Shape 7, with a raised trefoil rim and a curve