Sold2020Pre-Columbian Mayan Blackware Incised BowlPre-Columbian Mayan Incised Bowl. Guatemala, 300-500 CE. Provenance: Ex. Arte Primitivo, Auction # 30, lot # 197. Ex. Collection of Allan L. Long, NYC, acquired 1970's. Size: 3.75'' x 5.75'' x 5.75''See Sold Price
Sold2023Chupicuaro Bichrome Ribbed Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A lovely pottery bowl of a rare form comprised of 3 coils resembling the body of a snake supported by a pedSee Sold Price
Sold2022Maya Plumbate Pottery Head Vessel, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mayan region, Maya/Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A "plumbate" pottery head vessel depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, hisSee Sold Price
Sold2020Maya Plumbate Pottery Head Vessel - ex-Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mayan region, Maya/Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A "plumbate" pottery head vessel depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, his faceSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mayan Jaina Island Molded Figure, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Jaina/Campeche Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A charming example of the molded pottery figures made on Jaina Island in the Yucatan. This hollow ceramic figure staSee Sold Price
Sold2023Achaemenid Mottled Stone Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoAncient Near East, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 559 to 330 BCE. A stunning bowl, carved from inherently beautiful stone of translucent green and matte gray inclusions. The ancient vessel presents an elegantSee Sold Price
Sold2016Mayan Copador Pottery Bowl - Parrots & FelinesPre-Columbian, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. This is a Copador style bowl in very nice condition, with the classic deep red painted band around the rim and decorated interior and exterior wSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mayan Copador Pottery Bowl w/ Scribes & BirdsPre-Columbian, Honduras/El Salvador, Mayan Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A polychrome pottery bowl with six scribes or lords sitting against backrests with outstretched arms as if presenting offerings,See Sold Price
Sold2017Unusual Mayan Copador Pottery Bowl - Birds & SquashPre-Columbian, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. A bowl in the classic Copador style, with black and red slip forming intricate designs on the exterior and interior. The exterior has a registerSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mayan Copador Pottery Bowl - Monkey Motif**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, El Salvador, Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An adorable Mayan Copador polychrome terracotta bowl adorned with three playful monkeys painted inSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. African Carved Wood Bowl, Ex-Arte PrimitivoAfrica, probably western region, ca. middle of the 20th century CE. Large and very well carved bowl showing legitimate usage. Incised cross-hatching, small rectangular pegs (probably to aid in suspendSee Sold Price
Sold2017Near Choice Mayan Copador Pottery Turtle BowlDonated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley) Pre-Columbian, Honduras/El Salvador, Mayan Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A lovelySee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Colima Pottery Warrior, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A tall, hollow-cast redware terracotta warrior figure with a nicely burnished surface. The male warrior is hunched over, standing on two broaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Beautiful Xenon Pottery Kylix, ex-Arte PrimitivoMagna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive kylix presenting a classic form and a beautiful decorative program arrived at via fugitive peachy-pink pigment. The tondSee Sold Price
Sold2018Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Figure, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta cream-slip standing figure displaying slightly spread legs with arched feet,See Sold Price
Sold2023Colima Redware Pottery Bird Vessel, Ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a swallow mid-flight with wings widely spread and head lifted at aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure, Ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, petite breaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Maya Tiquisate Pottery Female Figure, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Guatemala, Escuintla, Tiquisate region, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A splendid pottery figure of an impressive scale depicting a seated woman elaborately adorned with a sizableSee Sold Price
Sold2015Inca Pottery Pan Flute, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1500 CE. Rare votive offering of a set of pan pipes, done in clay. Working tubes connected by wide band, custom stand. Rare and nice! Size: 3"H x 3-1/2"W not including cSee Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Chupicuaro Pottery Group Scene - ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery group scene comprised of a flat base, rolled sides, a planar top, and a trio of seated figures. The legsSee Sold Price
Sold2023Tall Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, petite breasts, and sloped shouldersSee Sold Price
Sold2016Large Michoacan Pottery Pretty Lady, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A large and handbuilt terracotta female "Pretty Lady" figure, standing with hands upon her hips, donning a headband incised with textile-iSee Sold Price
Sold2024Lot of 10 Inca Style Figure fragments.Lot of 10 Inca Style Figure fragments. Size 1 5/8 - 4 1/2 inches high. A group of pottery figure fragments. Ex Arte Primitivo.See Sold Price
Sold2022Fine Chavin Pottery Vessel w/ Snakes, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. This is an incredible hand-built pottery vessel that is molded with raised serpents on the midsection. The deep umber brown vesselSee Sold Price
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