Olmec Stone Janus-Headed Tool

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Guatemala / Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. A rough-hewn stone object in hues of emerald, cream, and chocolate, with two distinct anthropomorph

Pre-Columbian, Guatemala/Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. A rough-hewn stone object in hues of emerald, cream, and chocolate, with two distinct anthropomorphic faces on each side (four in t

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Rare and important stone mace head in Janus-headed form. Carved of light green basalt with human head on each end, full groove around center

**Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 550 to 950 CE. Hand-carved from volcanic rock palma in the form of a stylized double-headed zoomorphi

Possibly Olmec this ancient stone tool measures 8.5" X 2 3/4". This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. This antiquarian truly e

Possibly Olmec, this ancient stone tool measures 7.5" X 3". This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. This antiquarian truly enjo

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe head with a ro

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A lovely hand axe known as a "celt," hand-carved from a mottled emerald green stone with light and dark inclusions. The tool ha

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A finely carved and string cut greenstone figure shown in the process of a shamanic transformation into a jaguar with lips protr

Title: PRECOLUMBIAN OLMEC STONE MASK Date/Period: ca. 300 to 500 BCE. Material: Stone Dimension: Size: 5.7" W x 5.9" H Description: An Important Olmec Mask c. 300-500 BC Green serpentine with staining

An Olmec Stone Standing FigureGuerrero-Style, Circa 1100-500 B.C.Height 5 5/16 inches (13.49 cm).Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Michael Robins (1936-2013), Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1970s

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. Possessing quixotic beauty, a janus-headed female presenting two beautiful visages comprised of almond-shaped eyes with delineated lids, a gently arched bro

**Originally Listed At $5000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A superb Olmec pendant or charm, of a standing shaman figure that is masterfully rendered from a

An Olmec standing transformation stone figure. Display stand is included. 7-3/4" H Provenance: Ex collection, NYC

A large and rare ancient terracotta relic of a janus headed idol with some incised designs and an overall aggressive aesthetic. Komaland culture 13th - 16th century AD. The sculpture measures 15 inche

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Rare and finely carved black stone phallus. Realistically rendered male genitalia shown erect. Suspension loop on top of testicles. Very rare to fin

**Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A remarkable andesite stone pendant or applique low relief carved into a figure in profile with s

A green stone figure, standing with arms at sides. Display stand included. Dimensions: 14cm x 6cm Provenance: Ex collection, New York, NY

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A rare Olmec seated figure intended for ritualistic purposes, hand-sculpted from lustrous, black stone to resemble a shaman in the midst of t

Guerrero Olmec Stone Figure (1200-900 BC) Classic Olmec features are combined with the distinct forehead of the Guerrero ancestor figures. There is lots of classic demineralization on the surface of t

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone jaguar mask from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum that burned down in Florida in 2019. The mask was caught in the fire and has

Dogon Stone Janus Heads, Mali (15th-16th c. AD)The Dogon people are isolated in the inhospitable foothills of the Bandiagara fault in Mali ,West Africa. They are, above all, millet farmers and blacksm

Pre-columbian Olmec Stone Mace Head from Mexico, ca. 1000-400 B.C. Depicting were-jaguar motifs on both impact faces. Faces are dramatic and feature mouths with drilled corners, a feature usually rese

WAYO, CONGO, AFRICAN NAIL FIGURE, JANUS-HEADED DOG, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C. H 8", L 21", WOOD, NAILS, FABRIC Depth 6-1/2" . Mounted on wood plinth. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator,