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
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 couple of rare vessels in red / black, Quimbaya, Ecuador or Columbia, 7th.-14th. cent. AD
Lot consists of a lovely pedestal rattle vessel with small perferations on the foot and applications of animals on the rim and a jug with a human face impressed on the neck, Anthropomorphic style and decorated with black on red lines.
Size: The pedestal, 15,5 cm. wide and 9,3 cm. tall; the jug 15 cm. tall...
Nice ceramic vessel in a classic vase shape with fine Narino or Quimbaya culture, Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia, 8th.-15th. cent. AD.
Rough, glazed ceramic in red colour, w remnants of black resist painting.
Size: 18 cm. tall
Condition: Choice, completely intact.
Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...
A pair of nice Capuli Complex / Narino pottery bowls, Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia, 8th.-15th. cent. AD.
One of the typical pedestal bowls and a larger round bowl. The Capulí bowls has the distinctive black on dark red decor with rectilinear geometric designs.
Sizes: The round bowl 21 cm. wide and 8 cm. tall, the pedestal, 17,7 cm. and 10 cm. tall...
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...
Attractive Pre-Columbian pottery vessel with heads, Quimbaya/Carchi, Columbia, 7th.-14th. cent. AD
Interesting pedestal vessel with Zoomorphic heads and remnants of negative resist paint in black on red.
Size: 13 cm. wide, 9 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice and intact.
Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...
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 head has slanted eyes a large detailed hair combed to a headband Size 1.5" by 1"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Bird head. Unique eagle or bird head 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 is the more unique pieces in the collection Size h 1.75" by 2"
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"
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"
Pre Columbian Period Moche Feline head vessel. North Coast Peru, 450 - 700 AD.
A love two colour pottery vessel in the form of a feline (animal - jaguar?) head and a trompet-shaped spout.
The cat fierce looking with barred teeth.
Size: 19,5 cm. x 14 cm.
Condition: Choice!, intact with a micro chip under the spout, mentioned only to be 100% correct. Fine old collection patina.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection, aquired to Denmark before 1970.
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"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta female monkey lizard Bust. Unique Monkey or Lizard female bust 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 is the most unique piece in the collection part human part animal with breasts necklace earrings and a snout . Size 2." by 1.25"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta female Bust in Buff clay. 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-bust has the classic eyes a large detailed headdress and earrings great piece with detail . Size 3." by 1.5"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta face fragment with large nose. 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 face has wonderful detail with the hair and eyes, as well as a large nose . Great little display piece. Size 2.5" by 2"
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 large female Bust. Rare large 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. large torso with pointed breasts necklace and earrings in grey clay . Size 2.75" by 2.5"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta grotesque 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 head is quite unique depicting a grotesque face . Size 1.5" by 1.25"
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta creature 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 head is quite unique depicting an alien or lizard person . Size 1.5" by 1.5"
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 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 head has slanted eyes a large detailed hair combed with a tied headband style neck piece and earrings . Size 2.25" by 1.5"
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 head has the classic eyes a large detailed hair style neck piece and earrings . Size 2.25" by 1.5"
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"
West Mexican Black Burnished stucco tall sided bowl, nice shape well made with a great feel . there are chips and repair. The bowl matches one of our listings of a pair of Pre Columbian statue arms each holding a similar bowl with an offering. Size 2.5" by 5.5"
Mexican Pre Columbian Terracotta Statue arms with Offerings. Nice formed arms from a good sized figure. The Arms out stretched each holding a tall sided bowl with some kind of fruit or food. Size L 5" H 1.5" matching set great as mounted display pieces.
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Male Torso. This culture rarely depicted male figures making this quite unique. The culture flourished at the same time as the Olmecs in what is now Mexico city. Wonderful little figure c1200bc - 800 bc . Size 2.25" by 1.25" wide.
West Mexican pre Columbian Pottery Fragments and Large Arm. The arm in grey clay from a good sized figure holding an orb as well as a pottery flask section with small hole at top and a solid grey clay disk. The arm L 5.5"
Maya Pre Columbian Tripod footed red burnished plate or shallow bowl . Very large plate with a wonderful color and 3 feet the rim with a large chip . Size D 9" H 2.25"
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 and elaborate hair styles. This head of a large female with a simple hair style or a kind of hat. Size 2.25" h by 2" wide
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 and elaborate hair styles. This head of a large female with a heavy curled hair style, chip to lower lip . Size 2.5" h by 2.25" wide
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta animal or dogs 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 and elaborate hair styles. This head of a large dog or fox like animal from a larger figure. Tlatilco culture made some wonderful animal images as well as villagers holding small dogs . Size 2.5" h by 2.5" wide
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 and elaborate hair styles. This head of a large female with a simple hair style . Size 2.25" h by 2.25" wide
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 and elaborate hair styles. This head of a female with a large up do hair style and the classic Olmec type eyes. Size 2.5" h by 1.75" wide
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 head from a larger early figure has the classic eyes and mouth and a more simple but detailed hair style. Size 2.5" by 2.5"
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?