Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Nayarit, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. Delicate clay figure of highly stylized form. Overall red painted polychrome painted surface. Molded with

From Bocono Estado Trujillo, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. Hollow ceramic bust with broad rectangular head, loop arms decorated in brown and cream colored p

Marajo Island, Para Brazil, Ca. 500 to 800 AD A shallow ritual bowl having two opposing heads on the rim. The fine head of a pig opposite a human hea

Mexico, Ca. 100 BC A carved grayish-green stone of a standing anthropomorphic figure holding his arms across his stomach. Triangular facial features

North central coast, Ca. 1000 to1425 A.D. A colorful section from a panel having two motifs in alternation colors; the top with rhythmic birds, two o

Mexico, Ca. 800 to 1000 AD. Carved veined jadeite depicting a classic Mixtec face with headdress, ear spools and limbs. Pierced at the sides and back

Late period Ca 600 to 900 AD. Wide flared well painted bowl decorated on exterior with two elongated snake like figural depiction’s of male figures s

A fine orangeware Pre-Columbian Maya vessel, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This vessel is quite large, measuring 8 1/4" tall by about 8" wide,...

A large Maya polychrome tripod plate, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. Museum deaccession. This example measures about 12" across, and includes acryli...

A Maya polychrome vase, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This example measures approximately 6 1/2" tall by about 5" wide. It exhibits polychrome...

From the central coast of Peru, Ica culture, ca 800 AD. Pottey vessel with what appears to be two dancing shamans painted in added ochre over reddish

Rare form! Pre-Columbian Chimu blackware jar in the form of a series of fish and pelicans, ca. 1200 AD. 6-3/4"H, intact/generally very good, sa...

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 0 to 200 AD. Burnished pottery vessel in the form of an armadillo; with large shelled exterior, small head emerging be

Unusual - although we have been lucky to find four similar examples (email for pics/details of others). Moche, from ancient north coastal Peru, ca 500

Rare to find! Articulated pottery doll from the Vera Cruz region of Mexico, ca. 500 to 1000 AD. Solid body and head with freely-swinging attached arms

From northern Peru, ca. 500 AD, ancient pottery stirrup vessel decorated on both sides in high-relief depicting crouching monkeys having curled tails

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, ca. 400 to 600 AD. Life-size molded pottery face mask with relief facial features, large almond-shaped eyes with arched

Ca. 1532 to 1550 AD, created just after the Spanish conquest of the Inca. Each bowl of round, low form, turned on a Spanish lathe. First one has nice

Literally breathtaking! Long woven cloth strip from the Chimu culture of northern Peru, ca 1200 to 1300 AD. Cotton and camelid fibers with four birds

A very bright and vibrant tie-dyed textile fragment dating before the emergence of the Nazca in southern Peru, ca 100 BC - 100 AD. Of dyed cotton fibe

A lovely and very unusual Inca textile tump line, ca. 1350 to 1500 AD. Woven of camelid fibers (llama wool or alpaca) using a very rare purple dye, pl

Still quite vibrant... Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 900 AD. Grayware pottery bowl with remains of original stucco painted exterior. ...

From ancient Mexico, Mayan, Peten region, ca. 500 to 800 AD. Extremely fine and rare polychrome pottery bowl depicting the three failed attempts to cr

From West Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 300 B.C. Finely-burnished redware pottery vessel with three rattle-filled legs. 3-5/8"H x 7"W, i...

From the Peten region of Guatemala, ca. 500 to 750 AD. Polychrome bowl with creme ground, red horizontal stripe beneath rim and repeating temple patte

Pre-Columbia, from Jaina Island, Mexico, dating between 500 and 700 AD. Terracotta figure of a male figure wearing ceremonial dress, hands at his side

From ancient Mexico, Jaina Island, ca. 500 and 700 AD. Terracotta mold-made standing male figure wearing ceremonial dress, hands at his sides. 4-1/4...

Chimu, north-coastal Peru, ca. 900 to 1100 AD. Showing clear elements of the earlier Sican culture, blackware stirrup with conical base in the form of

Pre-Columbian, Mixtec / Mixteca-Puebla Type Valley of Puebla, Northern Oaxaca Region, Mexico, Post Classic period, ca. 1100-1400 AD. Tall double cup /

From northern Peru, Moche V, ca. 500 - 700 AD. Terracotta vessel in stirrup form, mold-made with red-orange slip, cream highlights. Nice deposits over

From ancient Mexico, Nayarit, Lagunillas (Chinesco), ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Terractotta shallow bowl with beige slip, red and black paint. Interior sho

A relatively rare type of vessel known as a Paccha (ritual watering device/vessel) from the ancient Huari (also spelled Wari) culture of Pre-Columbian

From southern Peru, Huari / Wari, Middle Horizon, ca. 550 - 1050 AD. Polychrome pottery canteen with heads in profile and corn plants. Custom museum-q

Nazca, Southern Peru, Ca 200 to 400 AD. Polychrome pepper bowl – could have actually been used to hold peppers for the meal. 5-1/2"D x 3-3/8&qu...

Pre-Columbian, from Southern Peru, Ca 200 to 400 AD. Nice example of the Nazca pottery skills! Tall kero in the form of a human face - decorated in ty

Pre-Columbian, from northern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 - 600 A.D. Brightly painted pottery bowl with an interior painted decoration of four faces of supern

From ancient Peru, ca. 200 - 400 A.D. Wonderful Nazca polychrome vessel with a single stirrup spout on its back, colorful tail and head, breast decora

Pre-Columbian, from northern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 - 600 A.D. Brightly painted pottery bowl with exterior painted decoration of four large stylized liz

Small, but wonderfully decorated ancient stone metate from the Veracruz region of southern Mexico, ca 400 to 600 AD. Rectangular ceremonial grinding s

An incredible and important work of art! Mayan Territories, Mexico, Campeche, ca. 550 - 950 AD. Carved jade pendant with beautiful open work and incis

Pre-Columbian, Tairona, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. A hollow-molded terracotta statuette depicting a standing male figure; he wears an elaborate headdress with

Dating to approximately 100 B.C. - 100 A.D., from Mexico. An enchanting terracotta female figure, she sits on a stylized chair, leaning forward. Each

A rare and desirable type of vessel incorporating a distinct figural type, from the ancient Jalisco region of Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C

Ivory Coast, 19th to early 20th Century AD Blackish shiny patina, wonderful form, flat shoulders, high arched head. Star shape incision at stomach. 7

From SE Tanzania, Mid 20th Century. Abstractly carved in wood with smooth naturalistic features, drilled pupils and applied hair moustache. 11-1/4”

Nigeria. Well carved hardwood ancestor with short, powerful legs supporting an elongated hour glass form; separated arms following the curve of the n

Papua, Ca mid 20th Century AD. Carved thin openwork abstract Yipwon type charm used to promote successful hunting. 23” H, damages/losses and as is

Indonesian, 19th century AD. Elegant figural carved handle with a monkey atop a fanged Lasara monster. 6-1/2” L, intact. Complete with custom mount. N

Burkina Faso or Mali, mid 20th century. A wood carved stylized standing male with coffebean eyes, jutting jaw, hands to sides and angular beasts. A

Zaire, mid 20th century. Carved cylindrical torso with Fetish cavity. The head with prominent facial features, crescent headdress and protruding ear