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Who created pre-Columbian art?

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Who created pre-Columbian art?
Artisans from many cultures created pre-Columbian art. The term refers to the artifacts produced before 1492 by any indigenous people from the Caribbean or North, South or Central America. Find a range of pre-Columbian art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Vintage Pre Columbian Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This evocative Pre-Columbian style seated figure is a masterful example of primitive clay sculpture, capturing the spiritual essence of ancient Mesoamerican artistry.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta

Ceramic Pre-Columbian Colima Hunchback Figure Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian figural vessel from West Mexico Colima culture (circa 300BC-400AD).
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

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Ceramic

Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figural Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Pre-Columbian Indigenous style ceramic figure vessel glazed and painted in multiple shades of brown
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20th Century African Pre-Columbian Vases

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Ceramic

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico A tall standing nude female figure of the San Sebastian Red type.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Jars

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Terracotta

Pre-Columbian Black Figural Stirrup Vessel Moche Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small black ceramic figural stirrup vessel from Moche culture circa. 100-500 AD, located in nowadays Northern Coast of Peru. The hollow pot with the stirrup handle was sensitively ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Bottles

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Ceramic

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Located in London, GB
Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child, Carved in very dense heavy ha...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antiquities

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Wood

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