Mixtec Shell Ear Spool Fronts - Heads of Lords (pr)

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An incredible pair of gently concave beige shells, each with scored edges to create a ridged border; set inside the border of each

Circa 3rd-6th century A.D. A ceramic cup in the form of a male head, modelled wearing a headdress with geometric decoration and discoid ear spools. See Donnan, C., Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru, U

Lot of 2 Silver heads a. Mask of a Lord with Dramatic Ear Spools, Moche, Silver, 81x63mm, intact, rare b. Mask of a Jaguar, Moche, Silver, 75x52mm, intact, rare Reference: Missing From: Peru Petit Pal

A choice Zapotec head fragment from Oaxaca, Mexico, c. AD 100 - 500, and depicts a Zapotec lord adorned with a fancy headdress and large ear spools. H: 2 5/8 in (6.7 cm). Beautifully detailed, with he

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

RARE PAIR OF ALL ORIGINAL PRE COLUMBIAN SHELL AND TURQUOISE INLAID EAR SPOOLS, MATCHED SET

Taino. Large head with bird on forehead whose long beak is incorporated into the nose of the primary head. Arms extend from eyes to rest as hands under subjects chin. Large pierced ear spools symboliz

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I or II, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An extremely rare and oh so fine ceremonial copper tumi adorned with the head of a lord or perhaps belonging to the chief Mochica dei

Pr. carved mahogany platform rockers with footstools. Contemporary green tufted leather high backs and arms over a carved mahogany frame with lion heads at the front corners and swirling filigree alon

IMPORTANT PAIR OF 18TH C. PHILADELPHIA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT CHAIRS WITH SQUARE PEGS AND MORTICE CONSTRUCTION HAVING SHELL CARVED CREST RAIL WITH SCROLL EARS OVER A GOTHIC INFLUENCED OPEN WORK VASE SPLAT

Bronze. Bust of Ephebus (called MC Marcellus) Roman, Herculaneum. Head has curling hair, small ears, short nose and fullness in front of forehead. Style of Scopas. On marble base. 20" h x 11 1/2" w x

A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF POLO PLAYERS Tang dynasty The horses modeled in full gallop with front and back legs outstretched and with heads tilted slightly to one side and ears pricked in a

**Originally Listed At $6000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable hand carved greenstone pectoral beads an

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1350 CE. Wow! A stunning matched pair of enormous ear spools, shockingly light due to their delicate construction. Each is a ho

Pre-Columbian Peruvian Chavin acrobat figural stirrup vessel, 900 BC - 200 BC, the naturalist figure depicted wearing a singlet and ear spools, having a gray black coloration, the body forming a circl

Himalayan figure of Buddhist deity Marichi, Likely 19th c. or earlier, Tibet, gilt cast copper alloy, with three faces and six hands, the front head with serene face, and pig and female faces on the s

depicted seated with eyes downcast, lobed ears, head slightly tilted, robes falling from shoulders, hands resting in lap and legs crossed, in tones of red and gilt, with I.M Chait Lot 457, h 63cm

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in soft white glazed faience with a petite nose

Pair EDMOND SPENCE Wave Front Dressers. Pr Ribbon Front Modernist Bachelor's Chest Dressers. Raised on angle tapered wood legs. -- Dimensions: H: 31.5 inches: W: 48 inches: D: 20.5 inches ---

Set (8) George II carved walnut dining chairs, 18th/19th c., English, comprising (2) armchairs and (6) side chairs, serpentine crest rails, arms ending in eagle heads, shell-carved cabriole legs with

Pennsylvania, circa 1770, the Prentiss-Wilkin family set, each with serpentine crest centering boldly carved cabochon, pierced and fluted splat, shell carved front seat rails, ball and claw feet, each

Important antique 19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese hand painted blue and white parcel gilt jardiniere planter having foo lions motif. Completed with gilt figural foo lion head ear handles. Rim adorne

Extremely rare & important QA ca 1755 highest quality carved Cuban mahog Newport, RI 3 shell block front 4 drawer chest w orig brasses, locks, base, one board top & sides - 39 1/4" case width suggests

Solomon Islands, inlaid head carving, 20th c, (poss. earlier), shell inlaid head carving with fiber hair, with mount hole to underside, 9.5"h x 7"w x 9"d Provenance: Property from the Collection of a