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 Anthropomorphic Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 100 - 800 A.D. It measures about 5 1/4" X 6 1/4" X 7 1/2" ( 13.4 cm X 15.9 cm X 19.1 cm ). The Moche Culture was located in Northern Peru. Its capital was Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, near present-day Trujillo. Moche history was divided into Early Moche (100 - 300 A.D.), Middle Moche (300 - 600 A.D.), and Late Moche (500 - 800 A.D.). Moche based its economy in agriculture and invested in ir ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian Pair of ICA / CHINCHA Snake Vessels from Peru, c. 1100 - 1400 A.D. Each vessel measures about 6 1/4" X 11" X 7 1/2" ( 15.9 cm X 28.1 cm X 19.1 cm ). The Ica / Chincha Culture was located South of Lima, in the Valleys of Ica and Chincha ( their name derive from these valleys). They were influenced by the Wari Culture, although the Paracas and Nazca Cultures were in the same area too. The ceramics were usually geometric, rectilinear, and polychro ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian GUERRERO Face Pendant from Mexico, 300 - 900 A.D. It measures about 1 1/2" X 1/2" X 1 1/4" ( 3.8 cm X 1.3 cm X 3.2 cm ). A jeweler worked on this piece with sterling silver so that it could be used as a pendant.
This is a Pre-Columbian CHAVIN Wood Ornament from Peru, 1500 - 300 B.C. It measures about 6" X 3 1/2" X 8" ( 15.3 cm X 8.9 cm X 20.4 cm ). This sculpture depicts a man (who may be a shaman) and a person laying down... near a big Cactus. The Chavin Culture was located in the alley Conchucos on the Eastern side of the White Mountains, along the River Mosna, in the present Ancash, located 3,150 meters above sea level. Chavin spread from Lambayeque to Ica (on the Coast), f ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian MAYAN Face Pendant from Mexico, 300 - 900 A.D. It measures about 1 3/4" X 1" X 1 3/4" ( 4.5 cm X 2.6 cm X 4.5 cm ). A jeweler worked on this piece with sterling silver so that it can be used as a pendant. 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, covering an area of about 620 ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian CHUPICUARO Face Pendant from Mexico, 300 B.C. It measures about 1 1/4" X 1 1/4" X 1/2" ( 3.2 cm X 3.2 cm X 1.3 cm ). A jeweler worked with sterling silver to make this Face used as a pendant. The Chupicuaro Culture belonged to the Late Preclassical or Formative Period. It was located in the Northern Mesoamerican border, West of the Mexican Plateau. Their ceramics were angular figurines with geometric shapes. The motifs were deities, maternity, ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian MAYAN Anthropomorphic Whistle FIGURE with Stand. It measures about 2 1/2" X 2" X 4 3/4" ( 6.4 cm X 5.1 cm X 12.1 cm ). The Mayan art of their Classic Era has high level of aesthetics and artisanal sophistication. Their paintings, carvings, and reliefs show grace and accurate observation of their life. The Mayan extended throughout the present-day Mexican Estates of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatan Peninsula ( Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatan ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian LAMBAYEQUE Anthropomorphic Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 800 - 1300 A.D. It measures about 4 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 6 1/2" ( 10.8 cm X 14.0 cm X 16.6 cm ). The Lambayeque Culture was also known as Sican. Sican means Temple of the Moon. The Lambayeques succeeded the Moche Culture. They practiced commercial exchange with people from other regions, currently Ecuador, Chile, Colombia. Most of Lambayeque Ceramics were single spouts, loop handle bottles ...click for details
This is a Pre-Columbian MAYAN Shard / Pendant from Pueblo Bonito, Mexico, 300 - 900 A.D. A jeweler worked on this item with sterling silver so that it can be used as a pendant. It measures about 1 1/8" X 1 1/8" X 1/4" ( 2.9 cm X 2.9 cm X 0.6 cm ). 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, covering an ...click for details
