Sold2018Lot of 3 Vera Cruz Coast Watchers**Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, Mexico, ca. 550-950 CE. Three buff terracotta coast watcher figures. All have nice appliqued ear ornaments, handsome headdresses, incised eyes, aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Veracruz Pottery Coaster Watcher Mother w/ ChildPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. An adorable hand-built terracotta seated female "coast watcher" figure with her child holding onto her shoulder. She sits cross-lSee Sold Price
Sold2023Veracruz Seated Female Figure Coast WatcherPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A sizable example of a pottery woman acting as a coast watcher. Her seated pose and slight forward lean keep her oSee Sold Price
Sold2017Veracruz Pottery Standing "Coast Watcher"Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 550 to 950 CE. An expressive hand-built terracotta figure elaborately decorated with a grand headdress adorned with black bitumen, large round earspoolSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Columbian Veracruz Figurine AssortmentPre-Columbian Veracruz Figurine Assortment (9) Remojadas style items including a bat deity whistle; a bug-eyed deity; (5) 'coast watchers'; (2) head fragments including a 'sonriente' or 'laughing faceSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Veracruz Pottery Standing Warrior Figure w/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz, also Totonac or Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. An impressive example - in both size and skill - of a warrior standing atop delineated lSee Sold Price
Sold2021Veracruz Nopiloa Kaolin & Polychrome Royal Figure**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), Nopiloa type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pottery figure depicting a standing aristocrat coverSee Sold Price
2022Veracruz Volcanic Stone Figure - Seated MalePre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Postclassic period, ca. 13th to early 16th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved volcanic stone sculpture of a male figure shown seatedSee Sold Price
Sold2021Veracruz Nopiloa Pottery Lord Figure**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Nopiloa style, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful mold-formed pottery figure of a lord in a hSee Sold Price
Sold2022Veracruz Pottery Canine Figure, Chapapote PigmentPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz region, Remojadas culture, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A charming example of a hollow-built pottery canine figure - perhaps a coyote or a dog - standing withSee Sold Price
2024Veracruz Volcanic Stone Figure - Seated Male**Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Postclassic period, ca. 13th to early 16th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved volcanic stone sculptureSee Sold Price
Sold2018Veracruz Pottery Standing Female Figure**Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A tall terracotta standing female figure with outspread legs and arched feet, wide hips, a slender waist wSee Sold Price
Sold2020Veracruz Pottery Figure - Warrior**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hollow warrior figure made from buff clay with almond-shaped eyes, a toothy mouth, full lSee Sold Price
Sold2022Veracruz Pottery Seated Mourner w/ Child, TL TestedPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A wonderful hollow-built pottery male figure seated with crossed legs and wearing a small loincloth, his rigid posturSee Sold Price
Sold2023Veracruz Polychrome Effigy Bust w/ BitumenPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An evocative pottery bust of a figure in a deep, trance-like state with eyes closed and mouth agape as though releasiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Veracruz Pottery Jaguar Wheel Toy - WhistlePre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery child's toy in the form of a standing jaguar figure posed atop four wheels. The top of the curlSee Sold Price
Sold2023Veracruz Pottery Figural Rattle - Woman in Litter**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 benSee Sold Price
Sold2024Miniature Teotihuacan Greenstone FigurePre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hand-carved greenstone figurine of miniature size. The anthropomorphic figure features attenuated limbs, string-cut groovesSee Sold Price
Sold2015Vera Cruz Sonriente Figures - Male and FemalePre-Columbian, Gulf coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 800 CE. Tall buff clay pottery effigy figures in an animated posture, with both hands raised. Male figure on left holds a rattle inSee Sold Price
2023Tall Veracruz Standing Figure Female SonrientePre-Columbian, Gulf coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A large pottery effigy sonriente figure, a name that literally means "smiling face," in an animated posture, with both handSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tall Veracruz Pottery Seated Female Coast WatcherPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A sizable example of a pottery woman acting as a coast watcher. Her seated pose and slight forward lean keep her oSee Sold Price
Sold2023Veracruz Pottery Standing Sonriente Figure**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A standing pottery figure adorned in white pigment while wearing elaborate vestments andSee Sold Price
Sold2018Veracruz Pottery Whistle w/ Figure Holding PhallusPre-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 crestSee Sold Price
Sold2015Vera Cruz Articulated Sonriente Figures, Matched PairPre-Columbian, Gulf coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Powerful buff clay pottery standing effigy figures, both androgynous, both hands articulated, hands raised. Both have remaiSee Sold Price
5 days LeftClaydon Auctioneers LtdAn Aztec Pre-Columbian style earthenware sculpture depicting a kneeling figure with a vessel.£100