An attractive red terracotta stamp seal, carved in deep relief with a cruciform pattern, Pre-Columbian, Nicoya, Linea Vieja, 1st. mill. AD

Well-made in a wonderful condition. Almost stone-like density of this red ceramic.

Size: 43 mm. tall and c. 47-48 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Extremely Fine.

Ex. German Private Collection and ex a Dorotheum auctionsale in 1980, where it was purchased!

Inca colonial Kero, Peru, 17th/18th century. H. 13 cm. Provenance: In my collection since the mid 90’s, bought from an Amsterdam antique dealer.

Seated figure, Nayarit, West Mexico, 100BC-250AD. H. 16,5 cm. The head restored. Ex Dutch auction house, ca. 2005.

Standing figure, Nayarit, West Mexico, 100BC-250AD H. 19,5 cm. Good condition: chip to the right ear and a minor repair to the tip of the nose. Good manganese deposits. Ex Dutch private collection, collected in the 1970’s.

Seated hunchback figure, Jalisco, Mexico, 100BC-250AD H. 18 cm. Good condition with great manganese deposits and traces of plant roots. Ex Dutch auction house, ca. 2005, since then in my private collection.

A fine large ceramic vessel - a globular jar with negative resist pattern in black on red, Ecuador or Columbia, pre 1000 AD.

Size: 23 cm. wide and 14 cm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with a tiny pin-hole in the side, preserved decoration.

Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...

A large and attractive globular jar with twin handles and decorations on the upper part of the blackware vessel, Chimú c. 900-1400 AD.

Size: 18-19 cm. tall and 18-19 cm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine, intact with two very small holes repaired.

Ex. Old German collection from the 1980s.

A lovely intact and large Messapian oinochoe with rotelles at the handle, 4th century BC.

The decor in dark brown depicting between broad lines on the shoulder and corpus a circle of leaves and two laurel-branches...

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.

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!

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]