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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Metalwork : Pre 1492
item #462776
(stock #PC.GOLD.A)
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The 12 Precolumbian gold nose ornaments in this group (93.303C-DHD, 93.305BHD, MAX 59, 62, 66, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78 and 79) are all from the Salinar culture of Peru dating c.400-200BC. Made from hammered sheet gold testing at approximately 18K using calibrated needle and acids from a jeweler’s gold testing kit, the ornaments were formed by stone-cutting them out of the relatively thin alloyed precious metal. The ornaments in this interesting group are similar, but none are identical...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492
item #888600
(stock #OBSID.B)
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Another group of twelve Pre-Columbian obsidian artifacts from the estate of the late Dr. Allen Heflin, this group (AXH 183R8N1; 221.2, 8, 15, 21, 26 & 39; 234R1N5 & 8; R2N1; R8N7 & 12) was assembled from finds made in the state of Sayula in West Mexico, and at the site in the Valley of Mexico known to the Aztecs as the “Place of the Gods”….Teotihuacan! Dating from the Pre-Classic into the Post Classic Periods, the group includes pendants, discs, a dog, a cat (?), a human figure, and beads...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre 1492
item #1117841
(stock #LFG.B)
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This new assortment of Pre-Columbian items from the collection of Lorenzo Fritz (LFG 347, 436, 457, 1001, 1005, 1007, 1009-1011, 1014 and 1017) is made up of 7 hand modeled clay figurines from West Mexico, two pieces of pottery (one from Tiahuanaco and the other from Mexico), an Inca period decorated bone weaving batten, and a set of four West Mexican carved shell beads in the shape of frogs...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492
item #894867
(stock #LLL.STONE5)
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The small stone beads or pendants in this group of twelve (LLL 1205A, D, G, J, L, P, S, W, Y, AA, AH and AO), dating c.300BC-600AD and assigned to the Colima horizon, were all collected by the late Lynn Langdon in West Mexico during the mid-20th century. In Pre-Columbian days, the little figures were strung in necklaces and worn as protective amulets. The pieces in this lot represent predominantly anthropomorphic or human forms but also include a bird, a frog and a jaguar head...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492
item #347152
(stock #LLL.0708)
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$1500.00
$1500.00
The late Lynn Langdon found this seated shaman figural jar (LLL708) in west Mexico in the mid-20th century. Measuring 10” in height, an x-ray of the figure shows that the head area has been repaired and there has been some minor restoration. About 30% of the slip is missing from the surface. The jar is quite heavy, due to packed mud still contained in its body. The horned and bearded figure sits holding an unknown elongated object between his two hands (possibly a flute or whistle)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492
item #1104041
(stock #111.6HD)
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$1200.00
$1200.00
This second Pre-Columbian bead necklace (111.6HD) from the Orlandini Museum that once active in the city of Lima, Peru, comes with a copy of their certificate dated August 1955 stating that it was assembled from finds made in the Trujillo area on the North Coast of Peru. Acquired by Lorenzo Fritz from a private US collection decades ago, the beads in this necklace area almost certainly Moche in age dating c.100-800 AD...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492
item #142185
(stock #AXH.1461B)
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$900.00
$900.00
Possibly a representation of the wind god, this 9” tall stone sculpture (AXH1461B) is from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection. Marked on the back on a white ink panel is Heflin’s note that it was found in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Though he didn’t attribute it to a specific group, it is thought to be Huasteca in origin, dating c.900-1300AD. Made from dense volcaniclastic stone, the figure from the front depicts a crested, open-mouthed face...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492
item #141431
(stock #AXH.1451R2)
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$750.00
$750.00
The late Dr. Allen Heflin assembled a large and exceptional collection of Precolumbian molds while working in Mexico from 1946-1962. He attributed this one (AXH1451R2N3) to the Aztecs from the Valley of Mexico (so-noted in black ink on the outside surface of the mold). Made from fired clay, the mold was used to make a number of solid clay female figural casts that perhaps served as either religious or fertility icons...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre 1492
item #581368
(stock #AXH.CARD D)
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Aside for the overall quality and frequent uniqueness of the artifacts and relics from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, it’s difficult not to to rank its next most important feature as the extreme care practiced by Heflin in documenting the provenance of almost every one of his approximately 10,000 treasured items...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre 1492
item #444656
(stock #PC.POINT.A)
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All found in the Jalisco area of West Mexico and attributed to that horizon, c.300BC-600AD, each of the twelve obsidian atlatl points (103.22X, Y, AK, AM, AN, AP, AW, BB, BC, BY, BJ and BNHD) illustrated in the photos on this page can be purchased by itself. Conditions range from fairly good to good. Each photo shows the illustrated point’s inventory number in brackets, its length in inches, and its price...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492
item #807552
(stock #RDM.B)
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Here’s the second group of diverse and colorful relics (RDM 22-24, 28, 87, 107-109 and 112-115) from the Barney Mallonee collection (AND there are MANY more that will be shown!). The individually photographed and priced items consist mostly of rare ceramic keros, along with a fine polished greenstone celt, and a few copper items from the Tiahuanacan horizon of Bolivia. Additionally, there’s an unusual intricately woven belt believed to be from the Chimu horizon of neighboring Peru...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492
item #543990
(stock #BWO.3)
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$300.00
$300.00
Measuring 3 ¼” in height, this attractively decorated black-on-red, negative resist, hollow-pedestal bowl with rattle (BWO3) is in overall good condition with a noticeable and poorly repaired chip on the rim is attributed to the Narino of Colombia dating c.850-1500AD. It comes with a map of Colombia, and our certificate guaranteeing authenticity...