Peru, Chavin, c. 900-200BC., STONE MORTAR

Pre-Columbian Chavin jaguar stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1100-900 BC. Carved dark stone in the form of a jaguar, decorated with low relief patterns. A nice and rare example! 3 5/8" H. x 6 1/2" L.

Pre-columbian Chavin incised stone mortar from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone showing several toothy grimace mythological heads. 3 3/8" height, 5" diame

Pre-Columbian Chavin stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1200-500 BC. A fantastic hand-carved stone mortar depicting several mythical creatures with toothy grimaces. 4" H. x 4 1/8" diameter.

Pre-Columbian Chavin stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1200-500 BC. A fantastic hand-carved stone mortar. 4 1/4" H. x 2 3/4" diameter.

**Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 400 BCE. A pale stone mace head in the form of a fish, with a round socket through its center. Three fins with deeply incised line

Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fine stone amulet in the stylized form of a fish adorned with 2 large, annular eyes of inlaid obsidian, as well as incised striations for

**Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A charming and rare example of a lemon-carro stone mortar in the form of an armadillo, one half of a mortar

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, 900 to 200 BCE. A fine heavy greenstone carved figure of a lord, a man with a wide nose and large mouth below drilled eyes; he holds some kind of rectangular tablet and hi

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, 900 to 250 BCE. A miniature idol depicting a man, carefully carved from a dark grey/green stone - standing with arms across his chest and hands meeting, presenting a prono

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A nicely preserved stone mace head made from a dense, dark gray stone. The conical weapon has a central socketing hole that runs through th

Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A rectangular stone bead exhibiting a pair of stylized feline heads, perhaps jaguars, in hues of green, turquoise, and cream.

4 Chimu Zoomorphic Beads, Peru c. 900-1450 CE. Including: 3 Chimu pottery beads, each a finely crafted animal head; together with a stone bird bead. Ranging in Size from: .5'' x 1'' x .5'' (1 x 3 x 1

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A grand necklace with beads carved from sodalite, one of the primary elements of lapis lazuli mined from the Andes and cherished since antiquity. The p

**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, Peru (North Coast), Jequetepeque district, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A grey stone mortar used for grinding hallucinogenic drugs. The mortar is in the form of a square with a

Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. Very fine stone cup or mortar, probably used for hallucinogenic drugs, from one of the earliest and most artistically advanced cultures of

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. Large and lethal deep brown stone mace head. Once attached to a wooden shaft and capable of cracking open the skulls or breaking the bones of

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An impressive miniature footed jar, hand-carved from a translucent red stone to present a deep bowl supported by 4 legs in the form of trophy

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A beautiful fragment of a ceremonial dish, its surface incised and drilled with a highly abstract motif of anthropomorphi

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A large, heavy deep brown stone mace head, once attached to a wooden shaft and capable of inflicting serious damage on foes. It is carved and

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. Hand-carved from a soapstone-like grey spoon with an abstract jaguar face on the end of the handle, this spoon was probably used in the preparation of

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A pair of carved stone seed pods, the larger made from a very dark green stone, the other from a black and brown stone, representing the seeds of Anade

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A large discoid mace head, hand-carved from a creamy beige stone, with a central socketing hole, a wide body,

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A beautifully-preserved mace head carved from dense stone with a slightly rough texture. The circular base has a central socketing hole whi