This is a Pre-Columbian MAYAN Standing Figure from Mexico, 300 - 900 A.D. It measures about 2 3/4" X 1 5/8" X 4 3/4" ( 7.0 cm X 4.2 cm X 12.1 cm ). This item belonged to the Polakoff's Collection. It was purchased from Sloans and Kenyon Auctioneers. The Mayans were a Mesoamerican Civilization that developed a complete written language system in the Pre-Columbian era. Their art, architecture, mathematical and astrological systems influenced their surroundings, cove ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian MOCHE Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 100 - 800 A.D. It measures about 6 1/2" X 6" X 9" ( 16.6 cm X 15.3 cm X 23.0 cm ). The Moches were very skilled artisans and very advanced, technologically speaking. They even traded with very distant Cultures as far away as the Mayans. Their ceramics, especially their carvings, reveal details of their daily lives. The Moche Civilization practiced human sacrifices, had blood-drinking rituals, and their religi ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian CHIMU / INCA Face Vessel from Peru, 900 - 1300 A.D. It is made of copper and silver. It measures about 6 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 8 3/4" ( 16.6 cm X 14.0 cm X 22.3 cm ). The Chimu Culture was located on the North Coast of Peru, in a narrow strip of desert, 20 - 100 miles wide, between the Pacific Ocean and the Western slopes of The Andes, crossed by short rivers that made their valleys very fertile. Agriculture and fishing were very important activities. ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian INCA / INKA Polychrome ARIBALO from Peru, 1100 - 1300 A.D. It measures about 5 1/2" X 4" X 7" ( 14.0 cm X 10.2 cm X 17.9 cm ). The Inca Culture was the largest Empire in the Pre-Columbian era. Modern-day Cuzco was the center of the Inca political and military administration. By conquest and peaceful assimilation, the Incas expanded to vast areas of Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. Quechua was the official language, but there wer ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian CHAVIN Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 1500 - 300 B.C. It measures about 6 1/2" X 6" X 9" ( 16.6 cm X 15.3 cm X 23.0 cm ). The Chavin Culture was located North of Lima, in the Mosna Valley, at 3,150 meters above sea level. The most important Chavin archaeological site was Chavin de Huantar. Chavin built successful and impressive drainage systems and showed advanced acoustic understanding. The jaguar was one of their sacred animals. Chavin showed ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian PARACAS Polychrome BOWL from Peru, 800 - 100 BCE. It measures about 8 1/4" X 8 1/2" X 2 1/2" ( 21.0 cm X 21.7 cm X 6.4 cm ). The Paracas Culture was located in the Paracas Peninsula in Pisco, Ica. They had extensive knowledge of irrigation and water management. Some of their ceramics included incised polychrome, negative resist decoration. The ceramics were very fine plain wares, some of white and red slips and other pattern-burnished decoration, ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian INCA / KILKE Polychrome ARIBALO from Peru, 900 - 1100 A.D. The Kilkes were the Ancient Incas. It measures about 7" X 5 1/2" X 8" ( 17.9 cm X 14.0 cm X 20.4 cm ).
This is a Pre-Columbian INCA - CHIMU Whistle Double Chamber Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 900 - 1300 A.D. It measures about 4" X 7 3/4" X 7 1/2" ( 10.2 cm X 19.8 cm X 19.1 cm ). One of the spouts has a bird.
This is a Pre-Columbian MOCHE Reptile Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 100 - 800 A.D. It measures about 5 1/4" X 5 1/2" X 9 1/4" ( 13.4 cm X 14.0 cm X 23.6 cm ). The Moche Civilization built massive sacred Huacas (pyramids). Ceramics were their main expression of art. The Moches created sculptural and plain paint-ornamented vessels of which, the most traditional and popular were the stirrup spout vessels. Their motifs were very diverse: animals, plants, human life, myth ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian NAZCA / NASCA Large Polychrome Floral Style Vessel from Peru, 200 - 400 A.D. It measures about 6 1/8" X 6 1/8" X 5 3/4" ( 15.6 cm X 15.6 cm X 14.7 cm ). The Nazca Culture was located South of Lima. The Nazcas built huge irrigation systems, underground aqueducts, and The Nazca Lines (geoglyph). They were influenced by the Paracas Culture. Their ceramics were beautiful and colorful, as well as their textiles. They were very advanced in Astronomy, A ...click for details
