A choice Diquis gold nose ornament from Costa Rica, ca. 1200 – 1500 AD. This lovely example is 1" in diameter and made from 3.8 grams of high carat gold. In excellent condition
Colourful! Textile fragment from the Nazca culture of ancient Peru, ca. 200 B.C. Wonderful red textile featuring several differnt types of creatures - deer?, toucans, fish, more. Textile is actually in two part, sewn together at mid-seam. All original pigments, still bright and strong. 13-3/4"L x 8-3/4"W, fragmentary, as shown, with worn areas, areas repaired in antiquity, and other areas needing repair. Still, a nice, large example with excellent color and animal motifs. ... Click for details
Stunning decoration! Ancient Pre-Columbian Pedestal Plate from Costa Rica, ca. 800-1000 A.D. Ancient polychrome decorated pottery, low pedestal plate with sylized zoomorphic creature (howler monkey?) contained within center panel. Outer rim decorated with dark brown and red bands (underside features similar banding). 8-1/2"D x 2-1/4"H, professionally reassembled from several large fragments, repainting only over affected areas. ... Click for details
Ancient Pre-Columbian Stone Celt, middle Pre-Classic, ca. 900-600 B.C. Of massive, expanding form, squared at the narrow end and flaring into a widening sharp edge; in mottled brown, dark and pale green stone (perhaps jade / jadeite). Similar to many Olmec examples sold thru Christies, Sothebys and Arte Primitivo. 6-5/8"L, intact/in excellent condition. ... Click for details
Small but intricately carved... Ancient Pre-Columbian Maya Jade / Jadeite Deity Pendant, Guatemala, ca. 300 to 900 A.D.
Carved in mottled green stone, and most probably would have graced the chest of an Mayan king or shaman by means of a chord woven through the side openings (much like a necklace). 1-1/8"L x 5-8"W x 1/2"D, intact/excellent condition with typical surface wear. ... Click for details
A lovely Chancay textile from Peru, ca. 1100 – 1450 AD. This is a complete shirt for an adolescent or female and measures 14” long and 12” wide. It is made from brown and tan striped cloth, with a green center stripe. Overall in excellent condition, with signs of wear and light staining. Beautifully framed and ready to hang.
A sweet Guangala whistle figure from Ecuador, ca. 500 BC – 300 AD. This standing male is 6-1/2” high and is posed with arms to the sides. The incised designs represent clothing and ritual tattoos. In excellent condition, with good mineral deposits on the burnished slip. Great tone on the two built-in whistles.
See Valdez “Amerindian Signs”, page 105, for similar.
An excellent Moche II figure from Peru, ca. 100 – 200 AD. This 7-1/4” high male portrays a vendor selling funerary offerings. He is depicted seated, with a textile tucked under the left arm and holding a canchero in the right hand. A typical stirrup bottle is suspended from the strap of his large shuspa. His face is tattooed with an incised mythical serpent creature with two heads and his ears are perforated. Overall in excellent condition, with good paint, mineral deposits and just a minor... Click for details
A fine Maya eccentric from Belize, ca. 600 - 900 AD. This lovely example is 2-1/2" long, is made from obsidian and depicts a scorpion. In excellent condition.
A fine Maya eccentric from Guatemala, ca. 500 - 900 AD. This excellent example is 3" long, made from translucent chalcedony and depicts a bat in flight. In excellent condition, with good mineral deposits.
