There are prehistoric ceramics and then there is this canteen. One of the great joys in handling, over the years, many great mint pieces of pottery is the realization that every once in a while an example comes along which defies all reason and sets a new standard of excellence ....in condition, design and execution. So it is with this won... Click for details
The Dr. Allen Heflin collection continues to give...and give...and give!! This well arranged and balanced, glass-fronted, shadow box frame (AXH63) containing 121 prehistoric Indian arrowheads, all from the state of Louisiana, and keyed on its back to most of the counties where each of 111 points was found (Heflin apparently added 10 more points after completing this key). A highly decorative and authentic sampling of materials and points from a world known collection that would add to any settin... Click for details
Each of the twelve individually priced prehistoric Indian artifacts in this group (AXH231.2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19, 35, 47 & 52; AXH2755 and 2865) was found in various western and southern states (NV, NM, LA and AR) by the late Dr. Allen Heflin. Included in this inexpensive group are: bone awls, parched corn kernels, possible Mississippian bear teeth, an antler tip flaking tool, cut bird bone, a drilled bone pendant, and what appears to be a bone ear plug. Each is attached to its own descriptive c... Click for details
Each of the twelve prehistoric Native American artifacts in this group (CH1052A2&3; 1054E; 1055A2, A7, B2, D2, D3, & E; 1323C; and 1330) is from the estate of the late Carrol Howe, the well-known student and author of two popular books on the artifacts and lives of the ancient Modoc and Klamath Indians of soutwestern Oregon and northern California. Each of the artifacts, or lot of artifacts, has either been glued to its own descriptive card with soluble glue, or placed in a small Mylar bag and a... Click for details
Offered here is a truly wonderful classic Mimbres bowl with a perfectly executed powerful image of a deer. This Deer bowl is late Mimbres C. 1100AD (indicated by the three top bands on the inside) and the bowl measures 10" x 4.8", broken and glued with "Santa Fe Style" restoration (which means the bulk of the cracks on the inside have minor filling). The slip is very white and the paint is darker than the photos tend to show. There are three small pieces 100% in the white field behind the dee... Click for details
This is a lovely grouping of pottery shards produced by the Mimbres people of the southwestern USA. All three of these pieces are attributable to the Classic Black-on-White type, Style III (including the pieces with red/brown pigment...it's not the most accurate term!) All three pieces were formerly parts of larger pottery objects, most likely bowls decorated with geometric patterns. See J.J. Brody's "Mimbres Painted Pottery" for further reading.
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Homolovi pottery comes from only two sites near Winslow Arizona and is one of the important types that bridged the gap from Anasazi to Hopi pottery. The area was popular for cotton farming, as evidenced by the weaving looms, spindle whorls and massive amounts of cottonseed that have been found at the ruins. The nearby Little Colorado River ... Click for details
This beautiful Mimbres bowl (c. 1100AD) measures about 10.8" wide, is broken and glued from only four pieces and has no restoration or addition of paint. The superb images are very strong and the bowl has a special presence in that it fired in an environment which had oxygen causing it to take on a warm, almost glowing, red color. Without question a wonderful example of the high levels the Mimbres artists attained.
Little needs to be said about this bowl C. 1100AD which measures 11.25" wide, is broken and glued with very minor restoration amounting to less than 3%, mostly in the blank center field. The artwork is superb and the condition exceptional as most Mimbres pieces, except the very high end, tend to have more restoration and repainting.
This is without question the finest Snowflake pitcher, and one of the finest of any of the prehistoric southwestern cultures, I have ever encountered. The pitcher measures 5.3" wide and 5.0 inches tall, is perfectly made and exhibits artwork that is beyond belief. As many know the designs were placed on the ceramic pieces with a brush mad... Click for details
