Tairona Pottery Figural Ocarinas w/ Deity & Cacique

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A fine pair of mold-made ocarinas in figural forms. The larger whistle is incredibly detailed and in the form of a jaguar-faced shaman or

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An incredibly detailed ceramic ocarina in the form of a jaguar-masked shaman with a massive, crescent-shaped headdress and twin serpents

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A mold-formed pottery jar of petite, tetrapod form depicting a solar deity seated on a bench adorned with 2 caiman heads. The prominent figure pr

Pre-Columbian, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, ca. 1250 to 1300 CE, Very fine brownware whistle or ocarina depicting a standing shaman with elaborate incised garments. Standing hands to his hi

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A collection of 3 terracotta full figure molds for creating effigies such as rattles, whistles, ocarinas, and statues. The t

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A hand-built terracotta figural vessel depicting a seated deity or shaman with his hands placed upon crossed legs and a fantastical v

One pottery, the other bronze. [2 1/2" and 7 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W].

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Carchi-Narino Highlands, Narino culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A charming set of two hand-built pottery ocarinas with rounded bases, oblong bodies,

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A very rare ceramic ocarina, still playable, and in the form of an anthropomorphic head, square at the top, with a mouthpie

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lovely, mold-made pottery ocarina in the form of a female shown standing with legs toget

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Tweet, tweet, tweet! An endearing brownware ocarina depicting a sweet songbird, elaborately decorated with impresse

Pre-Colombian pottery figural deity face head in red. Measures approx. 6 1/2" height x 6" width x 5 1/2" depth. Shows typical wear associated with age. However, appears in overall good condition. JD/B

Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fascinating and incredibly rare figural ceramic vessel in the form of a shaman holding serpents. The figure wears a dramatic, conical

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery aryballos with a stylized anthropomorphic head comprising the ne

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An intriguing figural vessel with a round, bulbous body, a projecting head, and arms and legs dominating one

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. Medium-size pottery jar of ovoid form ironically showing a man carrying pottery jar. His features in high relief with headband sporting large

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery aryballos with a stylized anthropomorphic head comprising the neck and a llama wrapped around

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic pair of Chimu artifacts: a grayware jar in the form of a figure bound by a coiled snake and a blackware double-chamber,

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. An intriguing handmade and stone burnished pottery canchero vessel (also known as a corn popper or water dipper) presenting in saucer form wi

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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic pair of Chimu artifacts: a grayware jar in the form of a figure bound by a coiled snake and a blackware double-chamber,

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hollow-built pottery figure with a massive head who stands atop bar-shaped

Pre-Columbian, Bahia culture, Ecuador, ca. 500 CE. This is a modled, fine ceramic votive ocarina in the form of a standing figure holding a flute. Much of the original ochre and yellow applied pigment

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A little bird told me that this ocarina makes sweet music! An endearing brownware ocarina depicting a sweet songbird, elaborately decorated with