All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1306019 (stock #LS201512)
Ancient Artifacts
$2,500.00
Sale Pending
This beautiful Mayan highly translucent true jade (specific gravity tested) pendant is 2 1/4" long. From the famous Keith Finello collection. Laterally drilled on a jade pebble and very wearable. Authenticated by a forensic laboratory, Orenda Labs. Please view my youtube video on this item. Email for address.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre 1700 item #1402291 (stock #LS20194)
Ancient Artifacts
$15,000.00
This is an extraordinarily rare and unique carved bone Mayan plaque. This masterpiece is the finest I have ever seen and very few exist. It is 4 1/2" X 2 1/2" X 1/8". It is from the Aapo Bolon Estate which was collected by the family while living in Guatemala from 1920-1980. I inspected the entire collection of over 1000 pieces and found nothing incorrect in any item. This was the finest piece in the offering. It is from the Post Classic Period as it is made from Bovine bone...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #863866 (stock #LS200974)
Ancient Artifacts
$350.00
Sale Pending
This is a very nice solid figure blowing into a conch shell. It is attributed to the Protoclassic Nayarit culture of West Mexico, C100BC-250AD. It has the original pigments that are much brighter than the photos show. It is a beautiful patinized orange and black. There is a chip off the right rear foot. It was found by Dr. Allen Heflin on 7-26-53. It is 4 1/2" long. Please view my youtube video of this item at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp0CWm5KCiY
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1400059 (stock #042419A)
A well-modeled figure measuring 8 inches in height. The figure is shown kneeling, with a cape or cloak draped over the left arm, the right hand resting on a knee. A twisted turban sits on the figures head, and prominent "ear-flares" are present. Intact, with losses and abrasions to the surface.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1362948
Senatus Consulto
$475.00
Reduced, was $575
Very interesting and unidentified Pre-Columbian pottery vessel or large Jug with handle, pre 15th. century AD and likly pre 1000 AD.

A very artful and attractive vessel with a small round spout and a bulbous body with 6 larger knobs in different colours, red, cream and black.

Perhaps from Peru or perhaps Columbia, we're not certain.

Size: 15,5 cm. in diameter and ca. 14,5 cm. high.

Ex. Ib Olsen Collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre AD 1000 item #1225097 (stock #3664)
tlapacoya
$8,900.00
Pre-Columbian Mayan Cylinder Vase – Honduras. Circa. - 600 – 900 A.D. Classic period. 7 1/2” x 7 ½. Displays Warriors and Nobles with fish faced glyphs encircling upper band. Repaired from approximately 9 pieces, root marks and numerous mineral deposits. Provenance: Hilton Collection, Santa Monica, Ca. Collected in the 1960s. Please Note: Color most accurate in Enlargement 1.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #870214 (stock #LS2009110)
Ancient Artifacts
$125.00
Sale Pending
This Classic Mayan mother-of-pearl figurine is 1 1/8" wide. It was found by Dr. Allen Heflin. Although I could not capture it in photos, it is nicely opalescent. It would make a very unusual jewelry finding. It is C300-900AD.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1470073
Impressive pottery stamp seal carved with 4 birds (Flamingos?) over a geomethric panel, Pre-Columbian, Chancay, 12th.-15th. century AD.

The stamp is completely intact and massive! There's a projecting spike on the back.

Size: 10 cm. wide and 5,1 cm. tall.c. 5 cm. deep.

Ex Old Danish Private Collection collection, aquired in the 1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre 1492 item #1245453 (stock #7024)
tlapacoya
$5,900.00
This very fine Colima figure is a great work of art, able to balance itself in a position of action. It is also possible that this figure is a warrior holding a club rather than a bat.This piece dates from 300BC to 200AD. There are three repairs,the head was reattached at the neckline and the club was repaired at the lower end, there was a small crack on the left groin area that was repaired otherwise intact.This is a very unique Colima figure with mineral deposit overall ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1296615
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$1,295.00
Pre Columbian terracotta figure of a female dwarf. This figure was done in black clay and has really nice detail to the body and features legs stomach breasts and buttocks even the arch on the feet . The condition is undamaged with mineral deposits on the legs and arm . A unique Jalisco figure size h 6" w 2 3/4 "
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #863885 (stock #LS200975)
This ceramic warrior is in the process of throwing a rock with another in his hand and a basket full on his back. It is from the estate of the late Lynn Langdon. The figure was acquired in Mexico in the mid-20th century and is attributed to the Colima horizon, c.300BC-300AD. It is 4" tall. It retains some red pigment. It has a small chip off the back which I have and can be glued back on. Please view my youtube video of this item at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkt0z56QMvE.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492 item #754921 (stock #P39)
Circa 1470-1532 AD pre-Columbian Inca ritual offering vessel Conopa in the shape of a Llama. Hand carved from a fine brown grained stone, then polished with sand and water, with a hole in its back called a "qocha" (lagoon) the container for offerings during the ceremony "haywarisqa" (ceremony of offerings). Llama fat and blood mixed with coca leaves were presented to the gods.
MEASUREMENTS: 3 inches (9 cm) long and 2 5/8 inches (6 cm) tall...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1337367 (stock #tj82)
It has No Restoration and is approx: 5-1/4"wide X 1-3/4"deep. Precolumbian / Mayan poly chrome bowl, b/w on buff, no restoration. it is approx: 7"wide X 2-3/4"deep. Excellent deposits. It was acquired from the Mc Quade estate. A Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1262694
HIGH QUALITY LARGE NARINO CAPULI PEDESTAL BOWL, Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)

From the shaft tombs of the Southern Highland Narino Region of Columbia.

This spectacular bowl is beautifully decorated with a resist and black/red design.

Size: ca. 20-21 cm. in diameter and ca. 9-10 cm. high.

Condition: Superb! Flawless with fully painted and preserved surfaces. Ex. Very Old Swedish Private Collection (Estate)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1479211
E & M Perez
$225.00
25 precolumbian spindle whorls of clay, large sizes, in variety of color, shapes, with embossed and incised decoration, from regions in Mexico to South America. Measure 1 1/2" diameter in larger beads, some are deep, one is round. Clay spindle whorls are found throughout the world, and those of the precolumbian regions have similar styles, shapes and decoration, utilizing varying colors of clay...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre AD 1000 item #1225071 (stock #4189)
tlapacoya
$795.00
Xochipala Jade Ear Ornaments. Mexico. Circa. 1200 - 1000 B.C. 1 7/8”L x 1 7/16” W. A matched pair of carved, thin, pale green jade plaques having incised carvings, each showing a crested bird’s head with open work mouth. Each perforated at the back of the head for suspension, one with a perforation above the birds eye. Both are intact, exc. cond. It was common practice in antiquity to recycle and re-carve broken jade objects...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1448037
A scarce pottery vessel with fine decoration, Peru, pre-columbian period, Chimú, ca. 900-1200 AD.

Attractive vessel decorated with zoomorphic feline creature one one side and a warrior on the other. Nice 'dot' decoration on the surface on both sides, single spot and one handle at the side.

Size: 16-17 cm.

Condition: Choice and intact, short and almost invisible thin hairline on one shoulder, no repairs or losses...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Implements : Pre 1492 item #1435349
what pdx
$165.00
Pre Columbian Lot 2 pieces One Volcanic Pestle and a Roller stamp or leg? The leg possibly from Tlatilco and the pestle is unknown . Size pestle 2" on base and the stamp or leg is terracotta and is 2.25" tall by 1.25 W
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1700 item #1251370 (stock #P72)
Antique Mayan large celt axe from the Post-Classic era (900-1500 AD) is a true masterpiece of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican craftsmanship. Carved out of black-grey hard stone, possibly serpentine, this axe features a massive expanding form with a sharp cutting edge, making it an impressive and formidable weapon.

CONDITION: Shows its age and use, some minor chips to the cutting edge, otherwise in good condition...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre 1492 item #114988 (stock #556)
tlapacoya
$8,500.00
A Veracruz stone yoke circa 250-950 AD in characteristic U-form, the thick implement with polished surface except for the outside. A flat top, the sides tapering slightly downwards. The end of each arm is relief- carved with an ornate pattern of complementary bands and scrolling plumage-like motifs. Remains of a red pigment in a speckled grey-light green stone. Minor restoration. Length 15", width 14".On a presentation stand. Provenanace: Southwest College Auction, La Mesa, CA.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1490778
Seated hunchback figure, Jalisco, Mexico, 100BC-250AD H. 18 cm. Good condition with great manganese deposits and traces of plant roots. Ex Dutch auction house, ca. 2005, since then in my private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #861766 (stock #LS200953)
This stunning miniature Colima warrior is 1 1/2" tall. It is from the estate of the late Lynn Langdon. The figure was acquired in Mexico in the mid-20th century and is attributed to the Colima horizon, c.300BC-300AD.collection. The right arm has been cleanly broken and glued together. A fabulous little beauty.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Implements : Pre 1492 item #1303585
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$65.00
Pre Columbian sharpening stone . The black smooth pebble like stone has deep cut marks in the center , size 2 1/4" by almost 2"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1065377 (stock #P46)
Ancient pre-Columbian polychrome ceramic zoomorphic vessel from the Guanacaste Nicoya culture of the 6th Period, 1000-1550 AD. The vessel is supported on a low pedestal foot and has a protruding animal head containing a rattle...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Metalwork : Pre 1492 item #1481205
Fine small collection of three pairs of gold tweezers for the removal of bodily hair, Chimü or earlier, c. 600-1100 AD.

All Tweezers test as 18 carats or more and stringed as pendants to brown thread.

Size: 3 cm. for the two largest in length, 2,4 cm. for the smaller.

Weight: c...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #864924 (stock #LS200994)
Ancient Artifacts
$900.00
Sale Pending
This beautiful Olmec true light green translucent jade (specific gravity tested at 1.66) axe-god is 3 3/4" long and 1 1/4" wide. The back shows no evidence of modern repolish. This piece is ex. Keith Finello. Authenticated by a forensic laboratory, Orenda Labs. Comes with a custom made gold-plated cage so it can be worn. Please view my video of this item at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVv0z3Bhvr4.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #863932 (stock #LS200976)
Ancient Artifacts
$350.00
Sale Pending
This is a pre-Columbian ceramic head, Preclassic, C-200BC-200AD. It is from Guatemala. It is hollow blackware. The head has a beard and open penetrating eyes and top-knot. It is 2 5/8" long. It is Ex. Leutze collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Handiwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1490904
An attractive red terracotta stamp seal, carved in deep relief with a cruciform pattern, Pre-Columbian, Nicoya, Linea Vieja, 1st. mill. AD

Well-made in a wonderful condition. Almost stone-like density of this red ceramic.

Size: 43 mm. tall and c. 47-48 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Extremely Fine.

Ex. German Private Collection and ex a Dorotheum auctionsale in 1980, where it was purchased!
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Handiwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1486302
An ancient amuletic bead, carved in bone of a monkey, Pre-Columbian Andean region, c. 600-1200 AD.

Attractive and still wearable with loop at the back.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Ex. Old German Private Collection, 1960-70s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #89316 (stock #503)
tlapacoya
$175.00
A nice example of an early small Mayan cylinder with several small stress cracks from the pre-Classic [1500 BC-300 AD] period. 3.5" wide and 2.75" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #861644 (stock #LS200945)
Of the over 10,000 artifacts that the late world famous Dr. Allen Heflin found, this little miniature hand-molded ceramic figurine ranks among the rarest. It is from the unattributed Preclassic Period, C1200-900BC. It is 1 7/8" long and in superb condition except for a small ding to the left breast. It still has traces of red pigment. Heflin found this little treasure on 8-12-60 and is so marked on the back. It is from Cuautitlan. She is wearing ear spools.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1386243
A rare Peruvian Stirrup Vessel, Chimú culture, ca. 1000-1300 AD.

The globular vessel with stirrup handle, the body decorated with two elongated, snake-like fish, fine little bird is seated at the handle.

Size: ca. 21,5 cm. high.

_Choice, looks completely intact

Ex. W. S., München, before 1974.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1435052
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$125.00
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Head. Rare fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography and elaborate hair styles. This head of a large female with a simple hair style . Size 2.25" h by 2.25" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1435870
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$145.00
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Head. Rare fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This Bust has the classic eyes a large detailed hair style neck piece and spool earrings . Size 2.25" by 1"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre AD 1000 item #1225831 (stock #5011)
tlapacoya
$1,300.00
Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Figure. Circa. B.C. Standing Male figure Type 4. 5 1/2” x 1 3/4”. Provenance: Axel Traugott
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pre AD 1000 item #1232435 (stock #5016)
tlapacoya
$1,750.00
Large Colima Redware, Sitting Male Figure, without a phallus. 16" x 9" x 6" Ca. 200 B.C. to 500 A.D. Significant mineral deposits overall. Repairs to the upper head and facial areas, and pelvic region. Lower body incised lines, that appear to be pants. A very nice example.