Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta bust. Rare fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This head has the classic eyes a large detailed headdress and earrings . Size 2." by 1.25"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta group lot . Head and animal pieces. fragments from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This is the more unique pieces in the collection Size 2.5" by 2.5" for ball like bird figure.
A lot of 5 knapped silex points from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!
Lovely lot with some very elaborately knapped types in different kinds of fine stones. The lot includes early types from c. 10.000 BC or earlier to perhaps as late as 2000 BC, more research is needed to accurately date each point...
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Nose. Unique piece it was not from a figure but made as is . Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This nose was made as a single piece perhaps as an offering as the Etruscans did. Cool piece but hard to photograph to convey the way it looks in person...
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta female head with elaborate hair or hat . Unique fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. Size 3." by 1.5"
A pair of very nice ancient fragmentary pottery heads from late La Tolita culture / early Guangala in present day Ecuador, c. 200 BC-500 AD!
Both likely male dignitaries, one of them with with large earspools. The head to the left is chewing coca leaves!
Comes with a costum wooden stands.
Sizable heads, measure up to 12 cm inc. the stand, 6-7,3 cm. for the heads alone.
Ex. German Private Collection from the 1980s.
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 AD.
A white-slipped terracotta bowl with a rounded base, curved walls, a deep interior cavity, and a thin rim.
It features a nice geomethric decoration in a rich brown hue.
Size: 12,5 cm. in diameter and ca. 7-8 cm. tall.
Condition: Nice and intact, small pinhole in the wall and a blemmage in the bottom, perhaps oil or residue from former mounting?
2 sterling tupu or shawl pins, Peruvian in origin, appear to be older and used examples, likely date to 19th century, in the style that has been utilized since the pre Hispanic era by the Inca culture.
Measure: Larger is 8" long and 1 5/8" wide in bowl; smaller is 7 1/4" long and 1 1/8" wide.
Both are incised with designs and have loops on each side, these sometimes held other ornamental items attached with small chain.
Tupu, or Tupo, have been used in the Andes mountains since pre-columbia...
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta group lot . Head and animal pieces. fragments from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This is the more unique pieces in the collection Size 1-2" high
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Head. Rare fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This Bust has the classic eyes a large detailed hair style neck piece and spool earrings . Size 2.25" by 1"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Head. Rare fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. This Bust has the classic eyes a large detailed hair style neck piece and spool earrings . Size 2.5" by 1.25"
Central American Pre Columbian Terracotta Pot, the rim may have some restoration , the shoulder of the pot has what looks like faces with arms wrapped around face . Size Diameter is 6" H 3.75"
Pre Columbian Sodalite Stone and Chrysocolla bead group lot, nice large bead pendant all conically drilled .Size of large bead is 3/4' by 3/4" or so.
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta pregnant female body . Unique female fragment from an early culture c 1200bc-600bc. Tlatilco is noted in particular for its high quality pottery pieces, many featuring Olmec iconography. Tlatilco figures were known for their elaborate hair styles. Size 2.5 " by 2.25"
A selection 5 old and ancient native American silex arrowpoints.
These are difficult to date but surely very old and likely ancient. Native Types with fine patinas.
Sizes from 2,8 to 4 cm.
Ex. Okholm Collection
A very unusual and possible rare pottery bowl with an elongated square design, Quimbaya, 7th.-14th. cent. AD.
A low rim bowl decorated on the sides with multible lines and criss-cross.
Size: 19,3 cm. wide, 15 cm. deep and 6 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice and intact with ancient patina.
Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...
Tang terra cotta image of a Court Official. Traces of original pigments. Miniatures are extremely rare. H: 7.9cm. Good condition- no damage or repair.
Hohokam Frog Head Shell Bracelet ca 900 ad. approx: 3.5"wide