Antiquities, Ancient & Pre-Columbian Art

Central Mexico, Ca 1400 AD. Very large and lethal sacrificial obsidian blade. Bifacial (flaked on both sides) showing supreme flaking skills. 9-7/...

Pre-Columbian, Late Classic, ca. 1175 to 1521 AD. Biface blade used in Aztec sacrificial rites - similar in nature to those shown in the movie Apocal

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Ca 1000 to 500 BC. Very classic Olmec Baby-like face with chubby cheeks, full pouty lips and drilled eyes, small lock

West Mexico, Pre-Classic, ca 500 BC. Terracotta heads from the Michoacan region. Each fragmentary, but still quite attractive. 2-1/2"H for t...

From central Mexico, Post Classic, Ca 1000 to 1300 AD. Each head very expressive, one with remains of original pigment. Largest 1-1/2" long. ...

This is an impressive and huge piece, measuring over 45 cm!Depicted is a priestly figure, standing with his feet slightly apart and his arms spread wi

Very rare! Veracruz region of southeastern Mexico, ca 400 to 600 AD. Stone sceptre in the form of an elongated snake head, small knobbed handle at ba

Late Preclassic. Carved in a black stone with green undertones, with some mineral deposits and signs of erosion. The face features carved eyes and sli

Pre-Columbian, from southeastern mexico, Ca 500 BC. Small speckled greenstone bowl used in bloodletting ceremonies. Slightly irregularly formed with

Mezcala, Guerrero stone pendant in the form of a human head. Rounded coffee bean eyes & slit mouth. 1-3/4"T x 1-3/8"W. Excellent.l ...

Mayan Territories, Peten, Guatemala, CA 550 to 800 AD. Polychrome pottery cylinder with red bands top and bottom, dancing jaguar spotted figures on e

Circa 550 A.D. – 900 A.D. This large and fine Pre-Columbian Maya polychrome plate measures approximately 11 ¾” across by about 2 ½” deep. ...

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Peten, Guatemala, CA 550 to 800 AD. Polychrome pottery cylinder sadly with much of the original pigment now missing

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Ulua Valley, Ca 550 to 800 AD. Lovely rounded bowl in shades of cream, red and black with two dancing deers and two abstract des

From the Peten Maya region, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This Maya polychrome vessel measures approximately 6" tall by about 6 1/4" wide, and...

Circa 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. This miniature Maya vessel measures approximately 2 ½” wide by about 2 ¼” tall. Diminutive vessels of this gener...

Circa 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. This small Maya bottle measures approximately 2 ½” tall by about 2 ½” wide and represents a form commonly referr...

Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Ca 550 to 900 AD. Pottery bowl of rounded form, decorated with serpentine band at top and red/black mellon-like stripes a

El Salvador, Ca 550 to 900 AD. Mayan polychrome bowl of short cylindrical form, decorated with serpentine band at base and glyphoids along upper sect

Fine Mayan carved brownware bowl, most likely from coastal Guatemala, Ca 500 to 800 AD. We have seen a number of polychrome swimmer bowls, but none c