Classical Antiquities & Ancient Art

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250. Terracotta seated figure with punched eyes and ears, wearing a large shell around the neck. Beautiful b

Pre-Columbian, Proto Classic, ca. 100 B.C. - 250 A.D. 11-1/2" x 6-1/2" Male figure minus one ear ornament and large chip on the arm b...

Pre-Columbian, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC -250 AD. A central feature of Mesoamerican cosmology from an early date is the world tree. It rises from th

Pre-Columbian, from the West Coast of Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BC/AD. Finely carved stone mace head in the form of two dog heads, each with deeply-inc

Pre-Columbian, Remojadas Style, Classic, ca. AD 300 - 900. Tall male figure in buff clay blackened with chapapote; with applied eyes, holding a clu

Pre-Columbian, Late Classic Period (750-950 AD). Large, circular pottery polychrome painted plate, well made, nicely decorated with heraldic imagery

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Carved burnished clay vessel incised with heads of serpents on the diagonal and a PSS under rim. 7"...

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. A fine and expressive hand- painted figural example with cylindrical chamber behind a seated figure. Molde

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Elaborate figure wearing garments, necklace and wide brim hat. 4-3/8"H. Nose abrasion, else inta...

A large Maya footed polychrome cylinder of a type representative of the ancient Ulua Valley region of Honduras, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This example

From the Ulua Valley of Honduras, circa 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. This vessel measures approximately 5-1/2"W x 5-1/4" tall, and features an ele...

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, ca. 600 to 900 AD. Carved burnished clay vessel incised with seated Lords in cartouches on either side. Slender form raised u

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Mexico, ca. 600-900 AD, Nebaj site. Polychrome pottery cylinder with a Palace scene with offering presented to rule

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1100 - 1400 A.D. Loosely-woven fragment features a trio of complete zoomorph figures and several partial fig

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec empire, ca. 1400 AD. Copper coiled rattlesnake in realistic pose, looking as if ready to inflict serious pain! Teeth and

Zaire, 19th Century AD. Pommel wood handle wrapped in copper and joined to elongated curved shaped metal blade with open supports and raised central

Bolivia, Ca. 17th Century AD. Cast in heavy brass, adorned with floral patterns on sides and top, loop on tongue for leather strap to hook to saddle.

From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. This incredible olla is the type used by the natives to handle their

From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. Pottery bowl painted in traditional colors of creme, bricks, black

From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. Imagine traveling down the beautiful and exotic, yet dangerous Amazo