Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle of a Drummer

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's, Cincinnati, OH, April 6, 2018, Lot 393; Sotheby's Arcade, New York, NY, December 13, 2005, Lot 86. Size: 13.75'' x 8.25'' x 5'' (35

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. This is a small figural bust that doubles as a whistle. It shows a bitumen-coated face wearing a large headdress, huge ear plugs, and some kind of draped n

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle.Including a figure with raised arms. Provenance: Artemis Gallery; Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, LA; ex Collection of Emmanuel Kramer; Exhibited at the U

Pre-Columbian Vera Cruz (100 BCE - 900 CE) Pottery Figural Whistle, on stand. Presented with a rounded face, almond-shaped eyes, overbite with a feathered headcrest, rounded belly, articulated re-atta

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A small hollow pottery figural whistle in the form of a seated drummer, complete with drum, wearing an enormous crested headdress and large d

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-built pottery figural whistles. Both playing drums, the larger figure is depicted seated, while the shorter one s

Two Pre-Columbian, Colima pottery pieces, including: whistle of drummer form; together with carrier figure; H: 4" (largest, approx.)

This example represents a very rare type of Veracruz figural pottery from ancient Mexico, circa 900 A.D. - 1200 A.D. Measures impressively at approximately 10 1/2" tall by about 10 1/2" long. These

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta figural whistle featuring an elaborately dressed drummer standing behind and beating his tall cylindrical drum with b

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A wonderful figural musical instrument, with a near-spherical body, a tubular blow hole emerging from the t

LOT MESO-AMERICAN PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY INCLUDING CHANCAY DECORATED JAR, HEIGHT 4 1/4"; JAMACOQUE FIGURAL WHISTLE, HEIGHT 4"; VERA CRUZ FIGURE, HEIGHT 6"; (2) MOUNTED MASK HANDLES

LOT MESO-AMERICAN PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY INCLUDING CHANCAY DECORATED JAR, HEIGHT 4 1/4"; JAMACOQUE FIGURAL WHISTLE, HEIGHT 4"; VERA CRUZ FIGURE, HEIGHT 6"; (2) MOUNTED MASK HANDLES

Pre-Columbian, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, ca. 1250 to 1300 CE, Very fine brownware whistle or ocarina depicting a standing shaman with elaborate incised garments. Standing hands to his hi

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating ceramic whistle in the form of a seated man wearing a large round pectoral, two huge round earrings, and a crest

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine pottery figural whistle, perhaps an athlete, wearing a conical helmet that straps under the chin and standing atop thick, slightly ben

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A set of two fine pottery musical instruments, one a whistle and the other an oc

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A striking terracotta whistle modeled to depict the head of an elaborately decorated warrior who wears a grand headdress featuring a bird whose fac

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed pottery whistle depicting a male dwarf. The figure sits upon a large posteri

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A hollow, mold-formed pottery female rattle figure on a ceremonial litter, her legs ben

Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's Auction, Cincinnati, OH, May 14, 2018, Lot 81. Size: 6.75'' x 4.8'' x 2'' (17 x 12 x 5 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential R

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle in the form of an adorable puppy as it attempts to stand on its four attenuated legs.