An excellent Moche IV molded bottle from Peru, ca. 450 - 550 AD. This superb example is 6-1/4" high and features two depictions of an erotic scene, portraying sex between a woman and a Supernatural Warrior. She is shown on her back, with her head resting on a pillow. He is wearing a complex headdress with a feline head and has a plant sprouting from his back, indicative of his power in this fertility ritual. Crisply molded and highlighted with reddish-brown pigment over the cream slip. An e... Click for details
A matched pair of Mezcala ear ornament counterweights from Mexico, ca 500 – 300 BC. This rare temple-form set is 2-1/4” long and is made from fine grayish-green jadeite. Both pieces were cut from the same piece of stone and are of course drilled for suspension. In perfect condition. A very rare find in perfect condition! Comes with Archeometry lab report.
What a cool and visually striking piece! Ancient Pre-Columbian Coiled Horn Trumpet, from Peru, Moche culture, ca. A.D. 200-500. Terracotta pottery vessel features a warrior on the base wearing a peaked headdress, armed for battle with mace-headed spear, large earspools, beaded necklace and decorated ceremonial attire. Ceramic trumpets and other musical instruments have often been discovered in ancient burial grounds, filled with soil from the graves where they were found. Custom mount. 8"H,... Click for details
Ancient Pre-Columbian Portrait Vessel, Moche III, ca. 400 - 700 A.D. Hollow-molded terracotta head vessel of a man wearing a simple cloth headdress tied in the front with a rounded flap at the back, then wrapped below the neck; with stern facial features. The Moche often depicted actual people in pottery, and this helps us know more about them. Each is highly realistic and the facial features on no two are alike, leading to the inevitable conclusion that these were indeed portraits of specific... Click for details
Ancient Pre-Columbian Rattle, from West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 250 B.C. - 250 A.D. Constructed from red clay in club shape with handle. This was the end part of a longer shaft. 3-3/4"L, broken/re-glued at neck. Not perfect, but a nice example of an early piece...
Ancient Pre-Columbian Figure, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 250 B.C. - 250 A.D. Constructed from a light brown clay, this male figure has slit, coffee-bean eyes and mouth, earrings/earspools, turban, arms resting on his knees and wearing a necklace. Traces of old glazed pigments. 4"H, intact/generally excellent condition.
Ancient Mayan Whistle, ca. 600-900 A.D. Molded terracotta pottery vessel depicts a standing boar (or man wearing ceremonial dress). Remains of original white slip. Whistle still functioning. 4-7/8"H x 2-1/2"W, left ear and right leg reattached (leg may be restored, as well); minor losses to headdress and snout, else very good. Very rare example... ... Click for details
Ancient Pre-Columbian Bedded Figure, Colima culture, West Mexico, ca. 500 - 100 B.C. Constructed from a light brown clay, this female figure is shown lying on her back and strapped to a rectangular-shaped stretcher, her head resting on a pillow-like object. This may represent a women in childbirth, a person to be sacrificed or someone who is sick and awaiting a cure. Custom mount. 4-3/4"L, intact/excellent condition. ... Click for details
From the Aztec Culture, Valley of Mexico, ca. 1350 - 1500 A.D. Made from classic Aztec orangeware with rattle 'bird' feet that support the central bowl, extended bird head with raised facial features. Interior of bowl has a center red circle (depicting the sun), along with an upper red banding. 12-1/4"W x 6-3/8"H, intact/excellent condition. ... Click for details
Created in the period between 1300 - 1500 A.D., during the height of the ancient Inca Empire. The most conclusive dating of these objects came from a cache found in southern Peru where a number of them were placed inside a cave, each separated by a wooden branch or stick. One of the sticks was carbon dated with the result showing a date of 1400 A.D.
This large pottery plate is painted with ground natural pigments... Click for details
