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Pre Colombian Art

20th Century, Small Mayan Art Style Turquoise Censer, Colombia 1960
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing Turquese Stone Censer, in perfect condition. Incredible and suitable for decorating your home with style.  
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Vintage 1960s Colombian Pre-Columbian Native American Objects

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Precious Stone

Framed Pre-Colombian Peruvian Textile, 900 to 1470 AD
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Peruvian Pre-Colombian (Chancay) textile panel of camelid wool embroidered on cotton with three
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antiquities

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Wool, Cotton

Pre-Columbian Narino Bowl
Located in Washington, DC
Fine Pre-Columbian Narino footed bowl from Columbia, circa 850 to 1500. Desirable polychrome bowl
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Ceramic

Pre-Columbian Narino Bowl
Pre-Columbian Narino Bowl
H 2.5 in Dm 4.75 in
Woodblock Print Titled "Snake Mexico" By Hodaka Yoshida, Japan 1956
By Hodaka Yoshida
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-Colombian art, this woodblock print showcases his exceptional talent and skill in creating unique and
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Paper

Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery Star bowl Charci/Narino
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI STAR PAINTED BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA
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Vintage 1960s Colombian Antiquities

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Wood

Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Located in London, GB
upon a bench,  the coca quid in his right cheek, with black negative resist design Pre-Columbian
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
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H 7.09 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Pre Colombian Antique Peruvian Textile Fragment
Located in Delray Beach, FL
of art for wall display
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Natural Fiber, Glass, Wood

Pre Colombian Antique Peruvian Textile Fragment
Located in Delray Beach, FL
horizon -early colonial AD 1476 to 1600 slit tapestry. Actual fragment size 11” x 8” Great object of art
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Natural Fiber, Glass, Wood

Pre Colombian Antique Peruvian Textile Fragment
Located in Delray Beach, FL
art for wall display
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Natural Fiber, Glass, Wood

Pre Colombian Choker Necklace with Mother of Pearl and Beads
Located in Dallas, TX
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A choker necklace comprised of seven
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Natural Specimens

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Coral

Epitaph for Quirinia Felicia
Located in London, GB
; Islamic Pottery and Metalwork; Tibetan Tankas and Indian Art; African, Oceanic, and Pre-Colombian Art
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antiquities

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Bronze

Epitaph for Quirinia Felicia
Epitaph for Quirinia Felicia
H 5.01 in W 6.82 in D 1.38 in
Pre-Columbian Honduran Marble Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
cosmological designs, they represent a long tradition of Mesoamerican lapidary art. The scrollwork on this
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Other Decorative Bowls

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Marble

Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
University Art Museum.   The Diquis culture (sometimes spelled Diquís) was a Pre-Columbian indigenous
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Gold

La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Figurative...

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Ceramic

La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Hand-woven Palm Leaf Wall Tapestry with Bold, Abstract Geometric Design
By Chris Wolston
Located in New York, NY
Fulbright grant to study pre-Columbian ceramics in Colombia. Invigorated by his exposure, Wolston opened a
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Tapestries

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Palmwood

Wall Tapestry Hand Woven in Palm with Bold, Abstract Geometric Design
By Chris Wolston
Located in New York, NY
Fulbright grant to study pre-Columbian ceramics in Colombia. Invigorated by his exposure, Wolston opened a
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian North and South American Rugs

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Grasscloth

Ado Chale Early "Goutte d'Eau" Coffee Table in Bronze Signed, Belgium 1970s
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
by pre-Colombian culture during one of his many travels which lead him to include influences from
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Steel

Ado Châle Table “Goutte D’eau” Bronze Belgium 1980 Signed
By Ado Chale
Located in Paris, FR
originally inspired by pre-Colombian culture. These iconic tables are typical of his work - each is unique
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Taxco Mexican Silver Aztec Mask Face Pendant, TC-110
Located in Delft, NL
-Colombian and Aztec art, and used it as inspiration for his silver jewelry designs. As Spratling and his
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20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

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Malachite, Silver

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Collinson & Lock. An Anglo-Japanese Mahogany Settee with carved & scrolled arms
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
Collinson and lock, possibly designed by E. W. Godwin. A fine Anglo-Japanese mahogany settee, with subtle Japonesque detailing to the back uprights, each arm turns out in the Japane...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Settees

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Mahogany

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Wood

COSTA Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 Ad-1500 Ad
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, circa. A.D. 1-1500. Of a celt form depicting the mythical part human- part avian bird figure, with circular eyes peering from...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Jade

Early 20th Century Toy Noah's Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys

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Wood

Pair of Edo Period Black and Gold Lacquer Samurai Helmet Boxes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Edo period black and gold lacquer Samurai helmet boxes (Hakko Bako), each of ribbed cylindrical form with a lid, a black lacquer interior, green tasselled cord and four tap...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Lacquer

Large Japonisme Moser-Type Bronze Mounted & Enameled Blue Glass Casket Box
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and very fine 19th century enameled glass casket or glove box. Typical of the enamel treatments by Ludwig Moser and reminiscent of Baccarat's Japonisme works. Likely B...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Japonisme Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

17th Century Spanish Colonial Peruvian Painting
Located in Middleburg, VA
17th century Spanish Colonial Peruvian painting. Cusco school, oil on wooden panel depicting “Saint George and the Dragon” with intricate 19th Century carved and gilt frame. Cusco Pe...
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Antique 17th Century Peruvian Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique A Chinese Chinese Carved Hetain White Jade Pendant, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A Chinese Carved Hetain White Jade Pendant, 19th-century. -Dimensions and Density- Jade: Width: 3.5" Depth: 2.5" Height: 0.25" Weight: 82 grams Volume: 28 cm³ Density: ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

Tlaquepaque Tonala Jug, Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, C1940
By Pre-Columbian
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully decorative earthenware jug from the Tonala valley, depicting a ‘Tlaquepaque’ scene with the most beautiful glazed artisanal composition. Graphic vivid colours depicting...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pitchers

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Earthenware, Pottery

20th Century Chinese Sculpture, Tree with Birds in Carved Jade
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
20th century Beautiful sculpture in precious green jade made in china. High artistic quality a tree with many leaves among whose branches some birds can be seen. The sculpture rests ...
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Cedar

Mikumo Signed Japanese Modern Woodblock
By Mikumo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mikumo (Nenjiro Inagaki, b. 1906) signed woodblock depicting a group of five robed figures in a white field. Monogrammed in plate lower left, pencil signed, numbered 68/300 and dated...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Edo Prints

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Wood

Mikumo Signed Japanese Modern Woodblock
Mikumo Signed Japanese Modern Woodblock
H 33.5 in W 28 in D 0.75 in
Claro Walnut Wood Sculpture Malachite Turquoise Tourmaline Inlay by Danna Weiss
By Danna Weiss
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Truly an incredible one of a kind, unique wall-mounted work with incredible and rare crystal and gemstone specimens set into the finest Claro Walnut Wood. It's crystal and gemstone i...
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2010s American Other Contemporary Art

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Crystal, Quartz, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, ...

Antique Chinese Hetain White /C Carved Jade Pendant 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A nice hand-carved antique, Chinese Hetain Carved White/Celadon Jade Pendant with 2 sets of wishful characters on both sides, Jixang (Fortube) and Ruiyi (. The entire meaning is "Goo...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

Pre-Columbian Black Portrait Stirrup Vessel from Moche Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black ceramic figural stirrup vessel from Moche culture circa. 100-500 AD, located in nowadays Northern Coast of Peru. The hollow pot is in a rare black color and highly burnished,...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Jars

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Ceramic

Antique Hand Carved Nahuala Table from Guatemala
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely hand-carved antique side table from the highlands of Guatemala. This is a Nahuala (animal Spirit table) table. It has beautiful stylized animal front legs, three drawers,...
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20th Century Guatemalan Side Tables

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Wood

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Pre Columbian Rare Calima vessel Colombia
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian rare Calima vessel Colombia ancient South America A Calima vessel featuring a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Pre Columbian Rare Calima vessel Colombia
Pre Columbian Rare Calima vessel Colombia
H 10.24 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in
Terracotta Urn, Colombian, Rio Magdalena, 1000 AC
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta urn from Rio Magdalena Certificate by S. Grussenmeyer, sold to private collector in 1991.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Pre-Columbian Primitives

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Terracotta

Pre Columbian Fine Capuli Star Painted Bowl Nariño Charchi
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Fine Narino Carchi painted bowl with central star motive This elegant footed bowl is
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Italian Incised Copper Table
Located in Montecito, CA
reminiscent of symbols more commonly seen in Pre-Colombian and Aztec art. The top is signed by the artist
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20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Italian Incised Copper Table
Italian Incised Copper Table
H 15.5 in W 47 in D 22 in
Abstract Oil by Antonio Grass
By Antonio Grass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dramatic work, inspired by pre Colombian art - A study of spheres "splashed" on the canvas. And
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Late 20th Century Colombian Paintings

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Aluminum

Abstract Oil by Antonio Grass
Abstract Oil by Antonio Grass
H 43 in W 33 in D 1 in
Pre Colombian Wood Sculpture on Metal Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pre Colombian wood sculpture on metal stand. This sculpture is viewable from all sides.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Antiquities

Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery bowl Charci/Narino
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PAINTED BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA
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Vintage 1960s Colombian Antiquities

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Wood

Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery bowl Charci/Narino
Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery bowl Charci/Narino
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H 6.7 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Pre Columbian Nicoya Peninsula Watershed Burial Vessels
By Nicoya
Located in Dallas, TX
tall Smaller 2.4 inches wide, 1.6 inches tall Condition: Pre Colombian.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Ceramics

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Pottery

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure, Quimbaya Culture, Columbia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian terracotta figure, Quimbaya culture, Columbia A slab tomb figure sits with hands
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Tribal Tribal Art

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Terracotta

Louise Nevelson Abstract Modern Patinated Bronze Sculpture on Wood Base
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
, Nevelson had traveled to Guatemala and Mexico to view Pre-Colombian art and there is a tribal or animal
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Intricate Ecuadorian Woven Wall Hanging Tapestry by Olga Fisch
Located in Pasadena, CA
, depicting a woman in vibrant Pre-Colombian ceremonial attire detailed with metal bead work.
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Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Decorative Art

Sterling Midcentury Candlesticks
By Bernice Goodspeed 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
cultural anthropologist and student of pre-Colombian archeology, Bernice Goodspeed settles in Mexico City
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Midcentury Candlesticks
Sterling Midcentury Candlesticks
H 7 in W 5 in D 2.5 in
Marco Zanini 'Roma' Fiberglass Throne Chair for Memphis Milano, Italy, c. 1986
By Marco Zanini, Memphis Milano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
original production years starting in 1986, photos of pre-restoration are available to see the age this one
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Club Chairs

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Fiberglass

Rufino Tamayo "Manos"
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Diego, CA
surrounded by pre-Colombian objects, an aesthetic force that would playa pivotal role in his life
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20th Century Mexican Prints

Rufino Tamayo "Manos"
H 22.05 in W 29.93 in
Rufino Tamayo "Cabeza"
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Diego, CA
surrounded by pre-Colombian objects, an aesthetic force that would playa pivotal role in his life
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Prints

Rufino Tamayo "Cabeza"
H 8.98 in W 8.78 in
Rufino Tamayo "El Grito"
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Diego, CA
surrounded by pre-Colombian objects, an aesthetic force that would playa pivotal role in his life
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20th Century Mexican Prints

Rufino Tamayo "El Grito"
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in
Pre Columbian Large Tairona anthropomorphic Urn Vessel Colombia
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Large Tairona anthropomorphic Urn Vessel Colombia Circa 800 to 1500 AD The large
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Cotton, Wool

Pre Colombian Michoacán Pottery Bracelets
Located in Dallas, TX
Pre Colombian, West Mexico, Michoacán Protoclassic Period Circa 500- 100 BCE A fine and usable
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Pottery

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Pottery

Pre-Columbian Narino Warrior Bowl
Located in Washington, DC
Fine Pre-Columbian Narino footed bowl from Columbia, circa 850 to 1500. Desirable polychrome bowl
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Pre Columbian Small Zapotec Feline vessel Monte Alban Ancient Mexico
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Small Zapotec Feline vessel Monte Alban Ancient Mexico Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Neat WPA NYC Scene "South Street Seaport" Gouache, circa 1930
By Francisco Cornejo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Arts in San Francisco. He was most known for reviving Pre-Colombian art specializing in Mayan and Aztec
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings

Valdivian Owl Stele Sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A pre-Colombian (Equador) stele depicting a abstract owl. These sculptures are typical for the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Valdivian Owl Stele Sculpture
Valdivian Owl Stele Sculpture
H 9.45 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Pot
Located in Hudson, NY
Three legged Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pot.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Ceramics

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Clay

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Pot
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Pot
H 10.25 in Dm 7.5 in
Pre Columbian Quimbaya Pottery Seated Retablo Figure
Located in New York, NY
septum. A handsome example. Compare Colombia Before Columbus, nos. 82 and 83.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Orlando Agudelo-Botero Serigraph Pp2/7 Framed 52x52
Located in Palm Springs, CA
LIGHT framed numbered serigraph. "Born in the Andes Mountains of Colombia in 1946, Orlando
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Colombian Contemporary Art

Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract
By Ynez Johnston
Located in San Francisco, CA
cultures. Johnston’s influences include Pre-Colombian stone carvings, Persian paintings, as well as Mogul
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract
Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract
H 40.5 in W 26.4 in D 1.75 in
Pre Columbian La Tolita / Tumaco Pottery Head circa BC 200 Ecuador/ Columbia
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian La Tolita / Tumaco pottery head circa BC 200 Ecuador/ Columbia A striking very finely
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

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Pre Colombian Art For Sale on 1stDibs

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A piece of pre Colombian art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,180, while the lowest priced sells for $460 and the highest can go for as much as $44,500.
Questions About Pre Colombian Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pre-Columbian art is characterized by its interest in the natural world. The term includes all types of artifacts created by Indigenous people of Central and South America from ancient times until Christopher Columbus landed in the West in 1492. On 1stDibs, find a collection of pre-Columbian art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.