A larger and very refined La Tolita head. He wears a giant nosering and a cap, in hard burnt stoneware.
Size: 5 cm. tall and 5 cm. wide. Unmounted.
Condition: Choice.
Ex Old German Private Collection.
A fine selection of beautiful early heads, pre-columbian from c. 300 BC-600 AD.
Mainly Mexico, Maya, but could be others as well. Incl. a lovely head of a wrinkled old man with big ears.
Size: Up to c. 56 mm.
Ex. Austrian Private Collecyion, c. 1960-1990.
Pair of pottery fragments including a head with torso from the La Tolita culture, c. 200 BC-300 AD. and a very interesting head, that wears a mask that looks like a divers mask or an astronauts mask. Closely fitted over the eyes and nose. Peculiar!
Size: 44 mm. and 35 mm. tall.
Ex. Old German private Collection.
Pre Columbian Artifact Seated Woman With Bowl & Headdress Repaired
A PRE COLUMBIAN SEATED WOMAN WITH BOWL
This figural Pre Columbian pieces is, as can be seen repaired at some stage it is life and with all its pieces intact. Collected in the 1930's. Measures 5.5" in height
A highly attractive terracotta stamp seal, carved in deep relief with a geomethric pattern, Pre-Columbian, Nicoya, Linea Vieja, 1st. mill. AD
Well-made in a wonderful condition. Almost stone-like density of this red ceramic.
Size: 57 mm. tall and 40 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Extremely Fine.
Ex. German Private Collection and ex a Dorotheum auctionsale in 1980, where it was purchased!
A highly attractive terracotta stamp seal, carved in deep relief with a monkey, Pre-Columbian, Nicoya, LHustar Culture, 800-1200 AD
Well-made in a wonderful condition and large. Almost stone-like density of this orange-red ceramic.
Size: 61 mm. tall and 48 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Extremely Fine.
Ex. German Private Collection and comes with a picture of a receipt from a Dorotheum auctionsale in 1980, where it was purchased!
A highly attractive terracotta stamp seal, carved in deep relief with a geomethric pattern, Pre-Columbian, Nicoya, Linea Vieja, 1st. mill. AD
Well-made in a wonderful condition and large. Almost stone-like density of this red ceramic.
Size: 57 mm. tall and 48 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Extremely Fine.
Ex. German Private Collection and comes with a picture of a receipt from a Dorotheum auctionsale in 1977, where it was purchased!
Collection Genuine 11 x Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Beads Ancient (g)
A COLLECTION OF 11 X PRE-COLUMBIAN BEADS
These beads, collected in the 1930's, are guaranteed genuine and are as seen in the photographs. A Provenance is available to the purchaser.
7 x Genuine Pre-Columbian Mayan Zoomorphic Fragment Ancient Colima Llama (f)
A COLLECTION OF 7 X PRE-COLUMBIAN ZOOMORPHIC FRAGMENTS
These head fragments, collected in the 1930's, are guaranteed genuine and are as seen in the photographs. A Provenance is available to the purchaser.
This extremely rare Inca carved Llama bone blood cup depicts a battle scene. One figure is holding a copper tumi knife and the other is holding a knife. It is 3 1/4" tall and 1 5/8" wide. It is in very nice condition. Excellent age on surface. Both dressed in full battle regalia locked in mortal hand-to-hand combat. Patina is beautiful. Circa A.D. 1200-1400. Old museum number on bottom "115". From the Len Weidner Collection. This is one of the largest and finest collections in the country...
A wonderful sturdy cloakpin of silver with the substantial finial in gold, Chimú-Inca period, ca. 12th.-15th. century AD.
Size 14,1 cm. and weighing 10 grams.
German Private Collection, aquired between 1975-1985.
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.
An incredible Veraguas gold figural pendant biting a double-headed snake, Costa Rica, Circa 500-1000 A.D., height 1 13/16 inches (4.6 cm); 14 karat pure gold; especially beautiful solid yellow gold, 4.81 dwt., original loop for suspension. This is a perfect specimen. A 10+.
Provenance:
Art Market, Canal Zone, Panama.
Dora (b. 1920) & David McIlhenny (1920-1992), Green Valley Arizona, acquired while living in Panama, 1960s-1977; thence by descent.
[accompanied with a letter of ownership]
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 1200 BCE-200 BCE. Father figure with child on hip. Each figure has attenuated legs, string-cut grooves delineating the arms and neck, and bulbous heads with minimalist visages. Made from diorite. Size of tallest section 3" H, includes custom stand.
Inca 5 1/4" Copper Condor Effigy Knife of a mother feeding her chick was found in Peru. Patinated Copper. The blade is still sharp and in excellent condition. What a find! The Andean condor is an impressive animal being the largest flying bird in the world with wing span of up to 10 feet. Even with its enormous size, this incredible bird can fly and soar at heights of over 15,000 feet...
Two rare pre-Columbian masks in excellent condition with beautiful patina. The largest is 2 1/2" X 1 1/2".
From the peninsula of Santa Elena, Ecuador. They date to 300-500AD. From the collection of Michael Robbins, purchased in 1989.
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. 7 grams or more, ex strings. The largest weigh c. 3,2 grams, the 2nd...
Attractive, intact large spouted jar with broad strap handle, c. 900-1300 AD.
Finely made, very sharply symethric piece with decoration along the upperpart. Very old collection tags still glued to the base.
Size: c. 23 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice.
Provenance: Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 252, 2017, Lot 780; ex collection W. B., Baden-Württemberg, 1930-1962.