Very Rare Chorrera Pottery Human Figural Whistle

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A wonderful functioning human figural whistle, hand-built from terracotta and slipped with white over the body and what might have

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A skillfully executed human effigy vessel with characteristic voluminous, rounded forms and a relatively minimalist aesthetic when it come

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Paracas Culture, south coast Peru, ca. 100 BCE to 100 BCE. An early polychrome human effigy vessel presenting an intriguing countenance comprised of recess

Pre-Columbian, eastern Mexico, ca 800 to 1200 CE. Rare Pottery figure of a standing female, showing strong Mayan influence. Solid molded figure with hands to her ample thighs showing she is a fertilit

Rare Pre Columbian Style Pottery , pig figural. this is a Flute Whistle Ocarina PIG. Makes sounds when blown in through mouth/nose area and can be played similar to a flute. measures 4.5 x 2.5 x 4.25

Rare Pre Columbian Style Pottery , pig figural. this is a Flute Whistle Ocarina PIG. Makes sounds when blown in through mouth/nose area and can be played similar to a flute. measures 4.5 x 2.5 x 4.25

This example represents a very rare type of Veracruz figural pottery from ancient Mexico, circa 900 A.D. - 1200 A.D. Measures impressively at approximately 10 1/2" tall by about 10 1/2" long. These

6th-7th century A.D. A figural pottery whistle formed as a stylised human-animal hybrid being constricted by a snake; composed of two stub forelegs and a tail; tapering, hollow-formed body with oval m

A rare Ancient Egyptian ushabti terracotta ceramic art pottery tomb figure. A figural funerary sculpture with human and bestial features, hand decorated by an ancient artisan with a sea green pigment.

Pre-Columbian, Central Panama, Conte Style, ca. 600 to 800 CE.  4-color figural pottery jar in the form of a seated human, long nose, round eyes and small down-turned ears. Painted in almost chalky p

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. An amusing bi-chrome canteen vessel in cream and brick-red. The vessel has two small lug handles with a spout in the form of an erect and

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's, Cincinnati, OH, April 6, 2018, Lot 393; Sotheby's Arcade, New York, NY, December 13, 2005, Lot 86. Size: 13.75'' x 8.25'' x 5'' (35

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. An early and creative double-lobed whistling vessel. Each lobe is the body of a monkey. One sits facing forward, one hand to its m

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

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 Vera Cruz (100 BCE - 900 CE) Pottery Figural Whistle, on stand. Presented with a rounded face, almond-shaped eyes, overbite with a feathered headcrest, rounded belly, articulated re-atta

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. This is a small figural bust that doubles as a whistle. It shows a bitumen-coated face wearing a large headdress, huge ear plugs, and some kind of draped n

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. This is an amazing hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a rotund person lying on their back, the spout opening in the center o

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine pottery figural whistle, perhaps an athlete, wearing a conical helmet that straps under the chin and standing atop thick, slightly ben

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed pottery whistle depicting a male dwarf. The figure sits upon a large posteri

Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's Auction, Cincinnati, OH, May 14, 2018, Lot 81. Size: 6.75'' x 4.8'' x 2'' (17 x 12 x 5 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential R

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle in the form of an adorable puppy as it attempts to stand on its four attenuated legs.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery acrobat figure with an unusually contorted body. Posed in a handstand with the head facing for