Auction 38: Fine Ancient Artifacts

An exceptional Chavin stone dish from Peru, c.1200 - 200 BC. This unusual ovoid shape bowl is 3 in in diameter and is made from a dark olive green, s

An excellent Huari kero from Peru, c. AD 650 - 800, featuring a skull face or death mask with prominent teeth and huge eyes indicative of a state of t

A fine Huari figural bottle from Peru, c. AD 650 - 800, with an extensively decorated chamber terminating in a finely detailed head. The decor repres

An excellent Chimu-Inca zoomorphic effigy vessel from Peru, c. AD 100 - 1450, a fine red ware example depicting a recumbent llama with rein and halter

A lovely Chimu black-ware stir-up bottle, Peru, c. AD 1100 - 1450, the rounded body with flattened base and four panels containing birds, two of which

A nice Pre-Columbian beaded necklace consisting of orange coral beads and spondylus flat disk beads, Chimu, c. AD 1100 - 1450, strung together with 5

A Huari carved bone amulet from Peru, c. AD 650 - 800, in the form of a shaman or deity, wearing elaborate costume, hands at sides of belly. The face

A nice Chancay poncho from Peru, c. AD 1100 - 1450, either side decorated with images of warriors surrounded by various animals, fish and floral eleme

A large and attractive Chimu textile, Peru, c. AD 1100 - 1450, of two panels with central hem, each with central black interior borders by bands conta

An attractive Huari painted bowl, Peru, c. AD 1100 - 1400, nicely painted with geometric devices around the inside of the rim and with alternating pat