Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels, Hand-Painted, Peruvian Effigy Vase Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels, comprising: a Peruvian female figure form effigy vase with
Pottery
$623
H 7.09 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Pre Columbian Taino Effigy Vessel Caribbean South American Art antiquities
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Taíno Effigy Vessel Greater Antilles (Hispaniola or Puerto Rico), c. 1000–1500 CE
Pottery
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine
Ceramic
Costa Rica Pre Columbian Jade Axe Avian Celt God Pendant
Located in Dallas, TX
Pre-Columbian Jade Costa Rican Avian Effigy pendant Atlantic Watershed 500AD- 1500AD Material
Jade
$470 / item
H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 2.25 in
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Pottery Head Fragment in MCM Lucite Convex Box Display
Located in St. Louis, MO
Terracotta head fragment was once attached to a Pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine, now
Clay
Colima Ceramic Dog Effigy Vessel, ca. 300 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
archaeological sites are famous for these red terracotta dog effigies, thought to guide the soul on its journey
Earthenware
Pre-Columbian Style Nayarit Indian Polychromed Effigy Alligator Pipes
Located in Lomita, CA
This grouping of alligator-like or crocodile effigy antique pipes is both beautiful and intriguing
Clay, Terracotta
Sold
H 5.75 in W 3.5 in D 4 in
Pre Columbian Primitive Clay Female Effigy Fertility Vessel Vase Pot Jar
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Pre Columbian primitive earthenware Effigy bud vase or vessel in the shape of a female
Earthenware
Group of Two Celadon Headrests and One Pre-Columbian Dog Effigy
Located in Chicago, IL
A group of three ceramic sculptures: 1 Pre-Columbian Colima Dog Effigy, Mexico, c. 300 AD 1
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pre Columbian Jalisco Pottery Seated Female Effigy
Located in New York, NY
A fine figure, painted in tan slip, seated with elongated slender head, short arms at her sides. She wears only a skirt and exposed breasts and face with tattoo patterning in brown. ...
Sold
H 7.68 in W 4.34 in D 7.68 in
Pre-Columbian Duck Effigy Stirrup-Spout Vessel, Moche Peru 200-450 AD, Blackware
Located in Berlin, DE
The object comes with an international Certificate of Authenticity. This elegant blackware vessel with its gracefully flared Moche III spout portrays a naturalistic modeled duck wit...
Terracotta
$38,649
H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 16.54 in
Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock
Located in Madrid, ES
Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Late 18th century, Mexican With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forw...
Sterling Silver
Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels that the ancient Egyptians ...
Alabaster
$275,094
H 6.3 in W 9.69 in D 6.34 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
Silver
Pre-Columbian Hand Painted Narino Bowl Colombia
Located in Washington, DC
Fine Pre-Columbian Narino footed bowl from the highlands of Columbia, circa 1250-1500 AD. Desirable polychrome bowl would make a great addition to any pre-Columbian collection. Au...
Ceramic
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...
Clay
Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant, Gold-Copper Alloy, Colombia
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant Rare original Columbian gold copper alloy Tairona Tumbaga effigy. This beautiful piece of jewelry from the 10th to 12th century Tairona culture...
Metal
$62,195Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$761
H 5.91 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Height 15 cm width 13 cm 6 x ...
Wood
$1,800Sale Price|23% Off
H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 1.75 in
Olmec 15th Century Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture from Central America
Located in Astoria, NY
Olmec Pre-Columbian Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture, depicting a male figure embracing a female figure. 1.75" H x 3.25" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a ...
Jade
$3,600Sale Price|47% Off
H 5.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool f...
Stone
$34,623
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$11,079
H 41.93 in W 26.97 in D 14.97 in
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration This is a rare, small, example of these cha...
Iron
$62,322
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
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...
Wood
$1,121,307
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
$60,000
H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 1 in
Pre-Columbian Rare Gold Veraguas/Diquis Supernatural Drummer Pink Tourmaline
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Natural pink tourmaline necklace (167 gms) with rare gold Veraguas/Diquis supernatural drummer. Very fine example of ancient, Precolumbian goldwork form Central America, either Costa...
Gold
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The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
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