This incredible authentic Olmec true water blue translucent jadeite spoon, used to ingest hallucinogenic substances, is in the effigy of a jaguar tooth with an engraving showing the gum line. It has two holes drilled for suspension. The tooth is just shy of 2 1/2" and 1/2" wide. The material has specific gravity tested to be true jadeite. The blue color is evenly dispersed throughout the piece, extremely fine grained and it is the highest quality imperial blue jadeite I have ever seen...

Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Early Classic, circa 250-450 AD large terracotta bowl on flaring foot. The polychrome exterior is painted in grey, cream, dark and pale orange with geometric design.
CONDITION: repaired crack on the side, nice showing the age and usage patina.
MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 23.5cm (9 ½ inches ). Height: 9.5cm (3 ¾ inches).

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An abstract axe figure depicting a standing man carved from a green hard stone from the Mezcala Culture, late preclassic period (300-100 BC). The man is standing with hands hanging down to his sides, a rounded torso, and pointed short legs...

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...

A well preserved CHOLULA Mexican Figural Terracotta Head of a God/Deity mounted. AD. 600-900, Mexico. Good condition. Size" H. 6 cm. x W. 5 cm. We also have a striking Cholula Terracotta head of Jaguar on this website, item # 1097992

Ancient, Pre Columbian Jamacoaque Culture (200-600 AD) ceramic figure of seated nobleman.
CONDITION: in good condition considering its age, except for a crack in the middle section.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 10cm (4 inches).

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This extraordinarily rare Olmec necklace has 57 beads all made from Imperial green true jadeite. All are highly translucent except 4 small beads. It measures 30" when strung open from end to end. It has been restrung in modern times. I have never seen nor heard of pre-Columbian imperial jadeite of this quality. There is only one other imperial jadeite necklace that is in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia museum. Please e-mail me for a photo of that necklace...

This unique Olmec maskette is made from Guatemalan Imperial Green Jadeite and Imperial Blue Jadeite. It is an Omphacite/chloromelanite jade which "GemSelect" describes as the rarest and most valuable type of jade. Leoncio A. Garza-Valdes in the book "Precolumbian Jade" states "Omphacites are known as mesoamerican imperial jades". It probably contains inclusions of precious metals of silver, gold, and platinum. These metals can be seen in the pictures as spots or flecks...

This extremely rare standing Olmec figure is 3" long and 1 1/2" wide at the shoulders. It is made from true jadeite that is semi-translucent at the right arm and shoulder. It is drilled in the back of the neck for suspension. It has a prominent navel. Please view my youtube video at http://youtu.be/8OFs-mik7ZI

This beautiful Olmec bead is made from true jadeite and is 3" long. The jade is opaque. It has the classic Olmec face incised into the side. The hole does not go all the way through, but is drilled at both ends with two holes for suspension. A very rare find.

This incredible Olmec standing figure is 5 1/4 inches high (13.5cm) and 2 inches wide (5cm). It is made from beautiful opaque Olmec blue jade. The right arm was broken off in ancient times. The figure is represented in the back as transforming into a bird, with the back of the head, ears, and upper strap muscles of the figure's back forming the image of the head, eyes, and beak. It has incised iconography on the front and back...

Rare Antique Pre-Colombian Tairona Culture c. AD 900 – 1550. Burnished earthenware “four” holed effigy ocarina in the form of a deity wearing a long dress and a tall elaborate ceremonial headdress, seated on a Double-headed Serpent Throne. The blowhole is found on the top of the deity’s headdress.
CONDITION: good overall condition except for one minor crack on the back, minor chips, showing the age and usage with traces of earthen deposits, showing the age and usage...

Ancient, Pre-Columbian, Colima culture Protoclassic (100 BC to 250AD) ceramic effigy vessel in the form of a duck with low rounded body, small wings to the sides as if ready for flaying, the short tail at the back and the flaring spout emerging from the center.
CONDITION: as can be seen in this photo, the piece has been broken and re-glued in same places.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 17.2cm (6 ¾ inches)...

Antique Pre-Columbian, Chancay civilization, circa 1000 -1470 AD, terracotta effigy figure depicting Llama. This exquisite artifact is a unique example of Chancay pottery, crafted from earthenware and adorned with a beautiful slip decoration. The simplicity of the plain slip technique used to decorate this piece gives it a timeless elegance that is sure to captivate any admirer of ancient Peruvian art...

Rare ancient pre-Columbian Ameca-Ezatlán terracotta sculpture of a standing woman, 300 BC - 300 AD, from Jalisco region, in central-western Mexico.

The ceramic figure is exquisitely crafted and features a female standing with curvaceous proportions...

Terra cotta standing female figure. Colima. Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. Several repairs, all original. 9.5” x 4” x 1”. Provenance: Arte Primitivo NY, NY.

Pre-Columbian 3 Legged Coast Watcher. Vera Cruz. 4” x 1 ¼” x 2 ¾”. Circa: 300 B.C. – 300 A.D.

Pre-Columbian Mezcala Maskette, Stone. 5’ x 3.5” 1.5” Circa 600 B.C. – 300 A.D. Provenance: Auction – Southwest College, La Mesa, Ca.

Pre-Columbian Seated Male Warrior with Club. Ixtlan del rio – Nayarit. Black, Red, White pigment. Designs on front and back. Several ancient breaks restored. 11” x 5” x 3.5” Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. Provenance: Stevens Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

Pre-Columbian Seated male with hands on knees. Jalisco. Circa. 300 B.C. to 300 A.D. Tightly fitted cap in crisscross pattern. Long thin nose and coffee bean eyes. Terra Cotta. Red surface pigment. 4.5” x 3.5” x 2”. Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.

Pre-Columbian Sitting Female San Juanito – Jalisco figure. Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. Red and Black pigment on Buff. Tasseled ear pendent type. Size:11” x 6 ½ 5 ½

Pre-Columbian Mayan Cylinder Vase – Central America. Circa. - 600 – 900 A.D. 8” H. Ex. Private Mass. Collection, private PA. col. Carved and incised decorated pottery example having wide upper glyph band, carved and highlighted in red. Lower portion is incised with three large stylized birds of prey, also highlighted in red cinnabar on an orange-buff ground. Strong mineral deposits. Repaired from approximately six large pieces, complete and original. Provenance: Arte Primitivo, NY,...

This figure is a flat, pottery warrior statue from the Colima culture in the area of Western Mexico, Tecoman and coastal area, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE. The style of this unslipped buff figurine is typical of Tecoman and the coastal area. It blends the typical coffee-bean eyes and facial features with a plate-flat body and string arms. The Colima would have placed such a warrior with his characteristic helmet with ear flaps, ornamented breechcloth, and weapon swung over his shoulder in a tomb either...

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. These were carved from what was a large ovoid slab having...

Aztec Serpent Censer. Central Valley Mexico. Aztec. Circa. 1350 A.D. – 1520 A.D. 2” x 5.25” x 25”. Musical Fire Censer in the form a of a serpent, very highly detailed piece. Repaired from several breaks multi color red, buff, cream, and brown. Very unique and beautiful. Provenance: Howard Rose, NY,NY

Teotihuacan Articulated Maskette. Mexico. A natural buff-brown pottery mask depicting an wrinkled faced male, probably representing Huehueteotl, the fire god. Articulated lower jaw, upper with two teeth. Perforated eyes and ears and incised wrinkles. Repaired from approximately six original pieces with some fill along the break lines. Perforated along the rim for attachment. A rare example. 5”H. x 5 ½” W. ” Circa: 600 A.D. – 800 A.D. Provenance: Howard S. Rose, Arte Primitivo, N...

Mayan Decorated Cylinder. 10 ¼” x 4 1/4” Circa 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. A tall, polychrome decorated vase having a wide center band two large Moan birds, a sea shell. Upper band of well developed, painted glyphs. Wide lower band containing four large circlular elements. Repaired from several large original pieces. Some areas of root marks minor paint loss. Provenance: Ex. Prof. Hugo Munsterberg (1916 – 1995) Collection. Acquired from Andre Emmerich, 1974.

Pre-Columbian A Very Rare Chinesco Figure Seated Figure, ‘Type E’. Laguna. This striking, yet delicate seated figure with a burnished creamy white slip, decorated with red painted details, including the well known “Red Hand”, emblematic of the Type ‘E’ Chinesco figures in the distinguished museum collections, dates to the Protoclassic Period of the West Mexican sculpture tradition in Southwestern Nayarit. Relatively large for this type, the sensitively sculpted and painted youthfu...

Pre-Columbian Mayan Warrior Cylinder Vase. Circa. 600 A.D. to 900 A.D. Black rimmed, orange surfaced with black robed warriors holding what appears to be spears. 5.5” x 5.5”. Provenance: Metropolitan Museum, New York, Rockefeller Collection. Arte Primitivo, NY,NY.

Pre-Columbian Jalisco Male Figure. Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. Standing Male figure with a cream slip with blacken facial markings with head, nose and ear ornaments showing extensive mineralization.. 9 1/2” x 6 1/2”. Provenance: John Platt Collection

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.

Pre-Columbian Mayan Poison Vessel – Guatemala Circa Classic period 600 A.D. – 900 A.D??. 3” x 2 ½”. Cream slip with red cinnabar hightlighting a Maya seated dignat___ with glyphs surrounding him. Repaired break showing area of mineralization.

Pre-Columbian Olmec Jade Greenston Pendants (4). Mexico. Circa. 900 - 600 B.C. 2 1/8” x 2 3/14” L. Provenance: Estat of Carol Meyer, NYC. Each in the form of Jaguar’s claws, or teeth with curving, tapered ends. Four of the jades formed with concave reverse, each pierced for suspension. Four now strung on a modern gold chain, as pendants to a necklace. All are in excellent condition.

Pre-Columbian Chinesco Seated Figure. Rare Type ‘C’.Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. 6 1/2” x 2 1/2”. This very rare type ‘C’ sitting in a pondering state, showing mineralization and root marks. Several repaired breaks to arm, torso, and leg. Provenance: R.G. Munn

Pre-Columbian Olmec Standing Figure. Mexico. 1 3/4”H. Circa: 1200 B.C. – 400 B.C. A blue-green carved jade example depicting a standing dwarf figure holding his arms to his sides and his hands over his large stomach. Expressive facial features having an open mouth which has a drilled perforation. Drilled openwork arms with two tiny drilled perforations through the upper arms. Short stubby legs, left leg has a chip to the inside corner, otherwise intact. Modern mounted 14kt gold suspe...

Pre-Columbian Columbia Gold and Lapis Necklace. 25”L. Circa 500 A.D. – 1200 A.D. Restrung with modern hasp. Very stunning. Provenance: Charles G. Moore, Howard S. Rose Gallery, NY, NY.