Rare Igbo Izzi Anthropomorphic Pottery Vessel

A highly stylized anthropomorphic form with wide open mouth and raised facial features. The vessel is terracotta and shows some ritual use, organic matter inside. The vessel measures 7.5 x 5 x 5 inche

This Lot contains two finely crafted old terracotta clay vessels attributed to Igbo-Izzi potters, an Igbo sub-group in the foremost northern area of the Igbo region. Related examples may have also be

(3) African anthropomorphic pottery vessels, Nigeria, terracotta jars, incl. (1) Mambila and (2) Igbo, 16"h x 10"w (largest), 5.25"h x 4.75"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor P

Pre-Columbian, South America, Venezuela, ca. 700 to 1200 CE. A rare and beautifully decorated anthropomorphic seated terracotta vessel, the figure depicted holding a small offering bowl with both hand

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel boasting the unique form of a hemispherical bowl supported by 3 anthropomorphic figures who stand atop a ring-

A highly stylized anthropomorphic form with wide open mouth and raised facial features. The vessel is terracotta and shows some ritual use, and a ancestor effigy on top. The vessel measures 8 x 6 x 6

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A low blackware bowl with a tall strap handle. Standing on four anthropomorphic legs, the vessel has, at the base of each end of the handl

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador border, Narino or Puruha culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. An egg-shaped vessel with an anthropomorphic form on one side. Much of the body is covered with a delightful black-on-red p

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A double-chambered anthropomorphic whistling vessel, of a beautiful form finished in red and white slip, the front section featuring a human

A very rare Horse Reliquary skull from the Igbo-Izzi peoples of Nigeria, Africa.To the Igbo peoples, horses were especially precious sacrificial animals which only the wealthy elite could afford.Durin

Ancient Amlash Anthropomorphic Pottery Vessel 5.75''x5''. Tripod ceramic vessel with human like face. Full form with one repaired leg. 1200 to 800 BCE, Iran.

African Igbo Izzi Anthropomorphic Bowl, Nigeria, 20th C. Terracotta. On plant fiber ring stand. Size: 4.75'' x 7.5'' x 7.5'' (12 x 19 x 19 cm). Height on stand: 5.25'' (13 cm).

Altargefäss Igbo-Izzi (?), Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Terrakotta. H 14 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Weiterführende Literatur:

**Originally Listed At $2000** United States, Native American, Stone County, Arkansas, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A rare pottery vessel of an abstract calabash form made from shell-burnished clay. The vesse

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE/CE. Rare pottery vessel in "envelope" form. Thin pouring jar with slightly flared rim with red slipped exterior decorated on each side with square incis

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating and rare pottery vessel featuring a rectangular cuboid form with an ovoid spout that rises from one s

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous mold made terracotta effigy vessel in the form of a man with a deer! This is a rare depiction of a shaman or hunter resting o

Central Asia, ca. 7th-8th century AD. Possibly a water dropper, the twin-headed Askos-form vessel with loop handle and filling hole at top, with much remaining polychrome decoration. Very rare. Ex: Ja

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A rare form of vessel, a depiction of the god Ai Apec partially transformed into a snail. Ai Apec, the ch

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 300 BCE. A brownware pottery vessel, its body assuming the form of a football-shaped gourd or fruit with a tubular neck resolving in a slightly flared spo

2 Igbo Anthropomorphic Ceremonial Vessels. Chamba People Nigeria, West Africa, late 19th/ early 20th C. Terra Cotta. 1) Size: 5.5"H x 6"W x 6.5"D (14 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm). 2) Size: 4.5"H x 6"W x 6.75"D (

Shantung Province, China, Longshan Culture, ca. 2600-2000 BC. An elegant tripod ewer with mammiform legs and an upraised beak spout, rope decoration encircling the body. Oxford TL test (documentation

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Vicus, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Rare and quite amusing pottery vessel in deep red/brown slip. The vessel is molded in the form of a llama with short tail, long nose and

Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Nazca (Nasca), 300 to 700 CE. This is a stirrup vessel with two small spouts and a wide strap handle. The body of the vessel is covered in colorful painted depictions of