Pre-Columbian Valdivian Candelero

Pre-Columbian Valdivian jaguar stone mortar from Ecuador, ca. 1500-500 BC. A superb carved mortar in the form of a jaguar with its tail curled up and partially carved in openwork. 4" H. x 6.5" L.

Pre-Columbian Valdivian parrot stone mortar from Ecuador, ca. 1500-500 BC. A superb carved mortar in the form of a parrot with partially carved openwork on the beak. 3 3/4" H. x 7 3/4" L.

Originally listed at $400 Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2500 to 1500 BCE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery idols from the ancient Valdivian culture. First is a miniature standing figuri

South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1200 CE. Six bronze tools of the Valdivian culture of the Pacific Coast region of Pre-Columbian Ecuador, two with decorative embellishments at one end. W

A large pre-Columbian Valdivian Fertility Figure, circa. 3500 - 1800 B.C. Ecuador. This fragment is of the top half of a large figure. The fragment has a large headdress with detailed face, broken bel

3 7/8" W. Stone Double Bowl Pipe. Southwestern U.S. Large example in very good condition. Ex-Joe Brignoni. We've been advised that this artifact is a Teotihuacan candelero used for burning incense.

A fine Teotihuacan candelero from Mexico, ca. 400 Ð 650 AD. This uncommon hexagonal Xolalpan example is decorated with incised linear dŽcor. Heavy minearl deposits and trails. Cf. Berrin ÒTeotihuac

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian to La Tolita phase, ca. 1500 to 300 BCE. Among the largest we have ever had the privilege of handling, a beautiful ritual hacha, of a flat, abstract form with an angu

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian or Chorrera culture, ca. 4000 to 300 BCE. A huge pendant, hand-carved from shell, with a zoomorphic face on one side. The shell is a creamy grey color on its uncarved

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian or Chorrera, ca. 2300 to 1200 BCE. Skillfully carved from a large clam shell of creamy white and tawny orange hues, a very large pendant depicting a human figure, per

**Previously Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE (pottery piece), and Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE (bronze). A reddish pottery head with thin sl

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE; Mixtec culture, ca. 500 BCE to 1500 CE. A miniature Valdivian pottery figurine fragment with minimalist f

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, earliest horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. Who (or shall I say Hoo Hoo) doesn't love owls? This abstract depiction of the wise bird is carved from a shell of ri

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, ca. 3300 BCE. This is a light gray limestone slab with boldly cut lines delineating arrows and drilled dots forming a surface design. The edges of the stone h

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. 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

**Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fabulous axe head hand-carved from jade with a mottled coloration of black, grey, and white; a rounded

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery idol figure, with a feminine form, it is believed that the figures were used in fertility rituals. Her arms are cr

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, ca. 3300 BCE. This is a light gray limestone slab with boldly cut diagonal and straight lines as well as drilled dots forming a surface design. To modern eyes

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A gorgeously formed blackstone votive axe, huge, with excellent shape. The edges have a fine, smoothed edge; the stone

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, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A trio of reddish pottery heads with thin slits for eyes, brows, and mouths. These fired clay figures were produced, starting at the major Vald

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A beautiful axe head that is hand-carved from soft, olive-green stone. The composition includes a pair of protruding handles, a sturdy