Lambayeque Erotic Scene
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1129237 (stock# LA236)
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A rare Lambayeque (Sican) erotic vessel from Peru, ca. 700 1350 AD. This beautifully burnished orangeware bottle is 8-1/2 high and depicts a couple making love. They are portrayed on a decorated blanket or cushion and the male has an unusually expressive face. The chamber has simple decorations and the flared base is incised with the typical step pyramid designs. In excellent condition, with good mineral and burial deposits.
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Chinesco Figure
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1122247 (stock# NY129)
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A lovely Chinesco figure from Nayarit, West Mexico, ca. 50 BC - 200 AD. This seated female is 8-1/4" high and is depicted with legs spread and diminutive arms held to her waist. The legs are elaborately decorated and textile panels adorn her chest and back. Her face shows extensive d้cor and much of the orange wash once covering the white slip still remains. Intact, with just minor losses to the ears.
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Maya Portrait Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1121303 (stock# MA1306)
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A wonderful Maya Portrait jar from the Tiquisate area of Guatemala, ca. 400 800 AD. This classic example is 5-3/4 high and depicts an individual wearing large ear ornaments and a labret. It is finished with the highly burnished orange-cream slip characteristic for the fine ceramics from this region. Intact, with good mineral deposits and root marks, stabilized hairline. Strong presence.
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Maya Reinita Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1110585 (stock# MA353)
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A beautiful Maya figural vessel from El Salvador, ca. 600 - 900 AD. This 6-1/2" high "Reinita" (Little Queen) jar is adorned with the traditional headdress, ear ornaments and elaborate necklace. She depicts a princess and the object in her mouth represents a piece of jade, which would be placed in the mouth as part of the burial ceremony, indicating that this vessel was a funerary object belonging to a deceased individual. Traces of rare blue paint remain. Overall in excellent ...click for details
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Colima Seated Figure
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1104628 (stock# CO914)
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A wonderful Colima figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC 300 AD. It is 3-1/2 high and depicts a male seated on a four-legged platform, indicative of his elite status. He is adorned with multiple bracelets, necklace with pendant and extensive appliqu้ pellets depicting shoulder scarification. In perfect condition, with extensive remains of yellow ocher paint, mineral deposits and roots.
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Moche Temple Vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1100827 (stock# MO1474)
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A fine Moche V temple vessel from Peru, ca. 550 700 AD. This rare architectural effigy is 7-1/4 high and depicts a temple seated atop a platform with an encircling walkway. A serpent with deer ears is wrapped around the building, with its head resting on the roof. The circular path surrounding the chamber is not only an accurate portrayal of such temple mounds, but also echoes the coiled serpent motif. Highly burnished surfaces set off the unburnished pathway. In excellent condition, wit ...click for details
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Jalisco Zoomorphic Vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1077234 (stock# JA226)
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An unusual Jalisco zoomorphic vessel from West Mexico, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD. It is 8-1/4 long and depicts an animal, perhaps a deer, standing on four feet. The tail forms a second spout, perhaps a mouthpiece for drinking or ingesting hallucinogenic substances. The highly burnished red slip of the body is decorated with a pair of serpents, painted in orange. In excellent condition, with good dendrites.
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Colima Female Figure
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1075814 (stock# CO758)
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An excellent Colima figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC 300 AD. This lovely seated female is 7 high and depicts a rotund individual adorned with large ear spools. The rounded position of the arms is reminiscent of earlier Formative styles. The red slip is highly burnished and shows good mineral deposits. An adorable example with great presence and just a minor repair to the back.
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