Maya Shell Discs Incised Mythological Iconography (pr)

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Lowlands, Campeche, Maya, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A dazzling pair of carved-shell discs of annular form intricately incised with mythological iconography in the

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful shell incised with the face of a king or deity in profile, highlighted with red pigment derived f

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pendant fashioned from the shell of a large spiral mollusk that bears finely preserved registers

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. This is a stunning shell that is hand-drilled to wear as a pendant or clothing ornament, with a perforation o

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl featuring the mythological Monkey Twins. The incised decorations feature each twin

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya, late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. Amazing and exceedingly unique! Beautifully engraved with late Classic lord's heads and readable glyphs, the

Tibetan pendant, chabchab, having an"Endless Knot" pattern brass disc above three incised brass tube spacers, from which hang three strands of cowrie shells. [Disc: 3 5/8 (dia) inches; Overall length:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A magnificent trumpet carved from a massive conch shell and incised with geometric patterns. The apex tip of

French, 19th century,. Pair of parcel gilt and patinated bronze mythological sweetmeat dishes in the renaissance taste, each having a shell-form body surmounted by Neptune, supported by the figure of

Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built bichrome pottery cylinder vase on small tripod feet, its exterior walls retaining red iconography on a light grey ground.

A Maya Incised Cylinder Vessel Classic Period, Circa 600 to 850 A.D. Height 5 3/8 inches (13.6 cm). Property from Judson C. Ball, Scottsdale, Arizona Provenance: Dr. Stanley H. Boggs Collection (1901-

Of square form, surmounted by a tortoise-shaped knob with the head raised high and with an arched shell incised with crescent waves and dotted lumps, the tortoise has a long life-span and is, therefor

A Pomo Coiled Treasure Basket c. 1900 willow, fern root, quail top knots, clam shell discs, cotton string Provenance: Property from the Donna Gold Family Collectio

The bonnet with wrapped quills, lazy stitch beaded head band in red, light blue, darker blue and light amber; buckskin hide foundation with painted symbols, large shell disc adornments with ermine dro

wood, blackish brown patina, two mask faces, one on top of the other, eyes with shell inlaid discs, carved with typical grooved decor, the lower face with two tongues, slightly dam., minor missing par

3 Old Chinese Carved Brush Pots, the first an antique of bamboo with marks to base, the other two of old tortoise shell with incised landscape and calligraphy. Good condition to tortoise shell, dry cr

Three Pomo gift baskets Two of squat globular form adorned with shell drops and tied with string and disc shell handles; the third of flared form with groups of quail topknots about the rim. heights 2

DESCRIPTION: Ancient carved jade bi disc featuring incised taotie forms around its perimeter on either side. Piece is laden on each side with raised nodes bearing spiral incisions and nestled within a

**Originally Listed At $5500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A beautiful bowl of a lightly-compressed spherical form, hand-carved from mottled brown stone with faint ora

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A large buff-brown pottery conch shell decorated with an openwork design consisting of three openwork roundel

Early 20th century reeded finial and part cover on shell and scroll mounted urn, over shell and scroll incised base. Perched eagle hallmark. 80 ozt. [18" H x 12" W].

The white conch shell is finely incised with inscriptions to the mouth rim dated to the fiftyth year of Qianlong reign and tributed to Fan Xiang lou. Qing Dynasty period. Length: 5 7/8 in (15 cm)

very large, approximately 17.25in(L), one with square bottom and trapezoidal top, the other with square form; incised with figures, mythological beasts, and calligraphy; Notice to bidders: Measurement

A Veracruz Pectoral East Mexico, Late Classic Period, c. 600-900 AD Finely carved and incised conch shell in two parts. The pectoral displays the image of the harpy eagle&per