This extremely rare 6 1/2" angular owl effigy pipe was found by Dr. Allen Heflin in 1958 at the Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan site in Mexico. It is type 3A. The pupil of the right eye is missing. This is truly a fabulous pipe of which only a few exist in private collections.
This is a very unusual artifact. It is bone that has been covered with 22K hammered gold. It is 8" long. It is either a pectoral or perhaps a nose ornament. The bone is broken near the center, but is completely covered by the gold. It is from La Tolita, Ecuador C500BC-500AD. This piece was found with a gold death mask in a tomb. It was found lying next to the mask and was part of the mask. The two were separated. The mask sold for $75,000. It is from the Ken Klassen collection, Bogota.
This matching pair of Nayarit gold and silver spiral pendants were found together. The gold is 22K and hand cut, an amazing feat for today's jeweler and an unknown process with ancient tools. They are paper thin and spring-like, although lay flat. They are wearable. This is very desirable universal iconography. Purchased from the famous Lynn Langdon collection.
a fine collection of 9 gold nose rings collected in the 1930's in central America by the grandfather of a Santa Fe collector, most are believed to be from Columbia. The pieces range in size from 1 3/8 inches to 1/4 of an inch. All appear to be high KT. wt. gold
A large Moche stirrup vessel with Coca chewing indian,
200-500 AD.
A lovely piece with finely preserved colours and fine facial features.
Size: 22 cm.
Condition: Choice and intact.
Ex. Prominent Danish Private Collection, comes with COA and provenance back to earlier collection
Huge Rare Pre Columbian Near life size Nayarit half face sculpture fragment. Fantastic piece perfectly broken showing half of a warriors geometric painted face in red and white with extensive black dendrite deposits. The mask made of a polychromed stucco burnished finish. I can send a simple plastic stand but would recommend a professional stand be made. Size H 10" W 6"
Pre-Columbian Articulated figure from Teotihuacan, Mexico. 6" x 3" x 2". Circa: 600 – 900 A.D. Beautiful all original condition. Provenance: Leonard Kaplan, Laguna Beach California.
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador/Colombia, Carchi-Narino region, Narino, ca. 750 to 1500 CE.
A superb large example of a hand-built pottery sculpture of a coca chewer (known as a "coquero"), seated upon a four-legged stool.
He sits in an upright pose with bent arms placed on his knees. He has thin legs with broad short feet, and wears a striped sash around his otherwise nude body. The enlarged head features bulging ovoid eyes, a narrow nose, and a horisontal slit as mouth...
Pre-Columbian
Mezcala Stone Figure. Circa. B.C. Standing Male figure Type 4. 5 1/2” x 1 3/4”.
Provenance: Axel Traugott
Exceptional detail and design on this very large 13 1/4" wide x 4 3/4" tall pre-Columbian Mayan tri-leg bowl with rattle legs depicting birdman dancing. Several large pieces reattached. Beautiful original paint on interior and exterior. Awe-inspiring display as is or have Stoetzerinc restore.
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 1200 BCE-200 BCE. Father figure with child on hip. Each figure has attenuated legs, string-cut grooves delineating the arms and neck, and bulbous heads with minimalist visages. Made from diorite. Size of tallest section 3" H, includes custom stand.
Pre Columbian terracotta figure of a female dwarf. This figure was done in black clay and has really nice detail to the body and features legs stomach breasts and buttocks even the arch on the feet . The condition is undamaged with mineral deposits on the legs and arm . A unique Jalisco figure size h 6" w 2 3/4 "
Costa Rica Ca.600-1000 Ad Atlantic watershed region buff terracotta spider leg tripod vessel with Saurian creatures wearing bird headdresses at the top of each leg . All three legs have been reattached with great skill. Please see all pictures for details of condition. Size H 9" W 8.5"
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. She stands on arched feet with her arms stretched outward. Her broad shoulders and ample breasts give her a commanding presence...
A Pre-Columbian barrel-shaped vessel with Feline heads with large fangs, Peru, Moche Culture, 2nd.-5th. century AD.
Very vivid and beautiful ceramic vessel of zoomorphic design.
Size: 15 cm.
Condition: Intact w beautifully preserved colours.
Ex. Prominent Danish Private Collection, comes with COA and provenance back to a 1960s-70s. collection of Jan Pelle, Denmark.
A wonderful collection of 9 silver implements, Chimú-Inca period, ca. 12th.-15th. century AD.
The selection incl. a very large pin with oval hammered finial as well as a pin or small coca spoon with round hammered head and two fine pins with bird-head finials.
Size: 18,3 max to ca. 12 cm.
Condition: Choice.
German Private Collection, aquired between 1975-1985.
Pre-Columbian Effigy pregnant Female Figure. Costa Rica. Guanacaste-Nicoya . Period V/VI AD 500-1550/ seated Woman. Measures 9" Inches Tall 5" wide. Nearly all the polychrome geometric painted surface has been lost except a few tiny areas visible showing the geometric pattern .
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.