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Aztec Obsidian Micro Blade & Core

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 1201148 (stock# BD)

Aztec Obsidian Micro Blade & Core
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


SOLD 295.00 

Central Mexico, ca 1200 to 1500 CE. Superb obsidian micro-blade and core. This type of blade is among the sharpest cutting tools in the ancient - or modern - world. Used by priests in sacrificial rites, by warriors in warfare and today even by some surgeons who find them superior to modern steel. Comes with an obsidian core used by the ancient peoples to create dozens of such blades by flaking off one layer at a time. The obsidian, a natural volcanic glass, has a lovely coffee brown translu ...click for details


Pre-Columbian Chontal Stone Jar

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1201146 (stock# BDWK)

Pre-Columbian Chontal Stone Jar
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$1495.00 

Mexico, Ca 200 BCE, Chontal, late Guerrero. Carved quadripod bowl with lovely scalloped rim and base carved from mottled gray basalt. Measures a nice 7-1/4" H by 6-1/2" D. Broken and repaired from about 6 pieces, but still quite lovely.

PROVENANCE: EX-Oswalt collection, Scottsdale, AZ ...click for details



An Aztec Gray Stone Knife

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 1192880 (stock# ABS)

An Aztec Gray Stone Knife
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$895.00 

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, ca 1400 CE. Lovely gray "flint" knife, knapped on both sides with sharp cutting edges and pointed tip, other end rounded where it would have been inserted into a wooden handle 4-7/8" L by 1-3/4" W, choice condition.

PROVENANCE: Ex-B. Saldano Collection acquired at auction ...click for details



Mayan Eccentric Flint in Form of Lizard

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1190936 (stock# WK)

Mayan Eccentric Flint in Form of Lizard
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$495.00 

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Guatemala, Ca 500 to 800 CE. Eccentric flint, knapped from semi-translucent chert in the form of a lizard. The lizard's features are very distinct with triangular head, four squarish legs and small pointed tail. 4-3/8"L x 2-7/8"H. Small chip on tail, else quite choice with nice surface deposits. Custom stand available for small additional fee.
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Mayan Eccentric Flint - Transformational Lord

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1190935 (stock# WK)

Mayan Eccentric Flint - Transformational Lord
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$495.00 

Maya, Guatemala, Ca 500 to 800 CE. Exceptional eccentric, knapped from translucent flint in the form of a Mayan lord who is transforming into a reptilian creature; his facial features are very distinct with open mouth and sloped forehead. 3-7/8"L x 3"H. Small chip on tail, else quite choice with nice surface deposits.

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Important Chavin Chrysocolla Stone Jaguar Bead

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1190924 (stock# AWK)

Important Chavin Chrysocolla Stone Jaguar Bead
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$2,295.00 

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Ca 1100 to 900 BCE. Ancient stone bead carved from a light blue-green/teal chrysocolla stone; in janieform style with head of jaguar on each end, features string-cut, bi-conically drilled center hole, flat base. 35mm long x 17mm wide. Deep deposits on surface, especially on the interior hole, tiny chip to one eye, else quite exceptional.
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Important Chavin Chrysocolla Stone Bead

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1190923 (stock# WK)

Important Chavin Chrysocolla Stone Bead
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$2,495.00 

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Ca 1100 to 900 BCE. Ancient stone bead carved from a lovely deep green chrysocolla stone, in Janieform style with head of jaguar on each end, features string-cut, bi-conically drilled center hole, flat base. 35mm long x 17mm wide. Deep deposits on surface, especially on the interior hole, tiny chip to one eye, else quite exceptional.
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A Pre-Columbian Olmec Greenstone Poison Pot

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 1190899

A Pre-Columbian Olmec Greenstone Poison Pot
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


2950.00 

Pre-Columbian, from Southeastern Mexico, Olmec culture, ca 1100 to 500 BCE. A large and substantial carved greenstone lotus bowl poison pot with ten deeply carved petals, still filled with a mixture containing a high concentration of red cinnabar. 5-3/4"W x 2-1/2"H. Intact/excellent condition, save wear as shown.

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Spooky Veracruz Volcanic Stone Skull

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 1187766 (stock# BD4176)

Spooky Veracruz Volcanic Stone Skull
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$5,495.00 

A bit macabre, but a very cool example of Veracruz art! Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, Mexico, ca 600 to 900 CE. Carved volcanic stone head in the form of a human skull; with deep eye sockets, each covered in sea shell - portion of one remaining, teeth also in shell; vulture draped over his head, beak of the bird in the center of his forehead. Much of the original pink pigment still in place. Measures a near life-size 8" H. ...click for details


Costa Rican Stone Sukia Figure

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 1186683 (stock# BD4168)

Costa Rican Stone Sukia Figure
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700


$595.00 

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Ca 1000 to 1400 CE. Classic "Sukia" figure carved from volcanic basalt, shown squatting with knees toward chest, arms resting on his knees, smoking through a tubular implement. Nicely-detailed facial features, ribs showing along his back and "corn row" hairdo. 6-1/4"H, intact/generally excellent condition, save tips of feet.
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