Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Papagayo polychrome pottery bowl, Mandador variety. Round bottomed bowl rests on three animal headed rattle legs. Exterior painted wide band with two stylized plumed serpents of jagu...
Pottery
Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Published: Art of Costa Rica, Pre-Columbian Painted and Sculpted Ceramics from the Arthur M.
Pottery
Pre-Columbian Colima Slip-Glazed Earthenware Tripod Vessel
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
This curious slip-glazed earthenware vessel originated from Pre-Columbian Colima between 200 and 300 BC. The ridging along the sides, called gadrooning, mimics naturalistic forms. Th...
Earthenware
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...
Ceramic, Pottery
$3,250
H 5.25 in W 10.25 in D 3.5 in
Signed Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo Hopi-Tewa Polychrome Ceramic Jar, c. Late 20th
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite Pueblo ceramic jar (olla) by renowned Hopi-Tewa potter Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo is a masterful example of traditional Southwestern pottery. Handcrafted and signed by...
Ceramic, Clay
$2,700
H 4.18 in W 5.16 in D 4.73 in
Ancient Cypriot Pedestal Bichrome Pottery Bowl with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A striking and well-preserved pedestal-footed bowl, with vibrant painted decoration typical of early pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Flourishing during the ...
Pottery
$5,850
H 8.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Acoma Pueblo Pottery Olla, Navajo Clay, Polychrome, Early 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine Acoma Pueblo, Late 19th century polychrome pottery Olla. Hand painted by Acoma Pueblo artisans in New Mexico. Geometric patterns in dark brown and orange design on a whit...
Clay
Bowl, African, Hand Built Ceramic, Well Patinaed, on a Display Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking African ceramic bowl embodies both utility and symbolism through its sculptural form and richly textured surface. Hand-carved geometric patterns encircle the vessel, cr...
Ceramic
Casas Grandes Ramos Prehistoric Pottery Olla
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. A hand-built and stone-burnished pottery olla jar of a globular form with...
Pottery
$371
H 7.88 in W 7.09 in D 7.88 in
Pre Columbian Ancient Pedestal bowl Charci / Nariño Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PEDESTAL BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA ECUADOR A HAND MODELED POTTERY BOWL FROM THE CARCHI / NARINO BORDER REGIONS OF ECUAD...
Pottery
Pre Columbian Bowl Nicoya region Costa Rica
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Bowl with incised design Nicoya region Costa Rica A Terracotta with polychrome burnished surface with small suspension modelled handles on neck with interesting incis...
Stone
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Colombia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Colombia 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
$758Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.27 in W 4.34 in D 3.55 in
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel South American art
Located in London, GB
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel Culture: Nasca (Nazca), South Coast of Peru Period: ca. 200–600 CE (Early Intermediate Period) Material: Burnished ceramic with painted ...
Ceramic
$3,035
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Pre Columbian Rare Central Mexican Terracotta Figure with Bowl C. 600–1200 CE
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Rare Central Mexican Terracotta Figure with Bowl A Pre-Columbian terracotta figure from the Central Highlands of Mexico, depicting a standing figure holding a large bow...
Pottery
$534Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.67 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in
Pre-Columbian Chancay Canteen Vessel South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Rare Pre-Columbian Chancay Vessel – Peru, C 1000-1450 AD A Rare Pre-Columbian Chancay canteen type vessel, ovoid with a slim flat bottom, pottery with cream slip painted with re...
Wool
Casas Grandes Pottery Olla
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Casas Grandes pottery olla. Hand coiled and painted polychrome design. Restored. Two strap holes. Four geomorphic faces. Rim crack through one hole. Ex. Barnard. 6"D x 7"...
Pottery
$4,500Sale Price|40% Off
H 7 in Dm 14.25 in
Antique Tesuque Pueblo Dough Bowl c.1875–1900 Native American Pottery
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional antique dough bowl from the Tesuque Pueblo, dating to circa 1875–1900, is a rare and highly collectible example of 19th-century Native American pottery from the Amer...
Earthenware
$395
H 4.63 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
19th Century Portuguese Folk Art Terracotta Bowl, Hand-Painted, Glazed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An inspiring example of 19th century Portuguese folk art pottery, this handmade terracotta bowl expresses the unique history of decorative arts traditions found across the Iberian pe...
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta, Glass
$573
H 3.94 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Brazilian Amazonian Marajoara Style Art Pottery Vessel Brazil R Cardoso
Located in London, GB
Brazilian Amazonian Marajoara Style Art Pottery Vessel Brazil R Cardoso An original signed work by R. Cardoso, produced in the renowned ceramic center of Icoaraci, Pará. This hand-c...
Pottery
$25,204Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$438,453
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
$1,821
H 17.33 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
Pottery
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear an...
Pottery
Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Restoration-period mahogany-veneered boat-shaped sofa-bed with slightly inverted headboard. The front is soberly adorned with an ormolu plaque featuring scrolls and fleurons framing ...
Bronze
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder ...
Textile
$21,875
H 32 in W 41 in D 4 in
Pre-Columbian Inca Complete Uncu Textile, Peru 1300-1500 AD, Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Complete Uncu of beautiful geometric composition with serpent form in red, purple and yellow. This beautiful poncho of a geometric composition has only some worn out sections on...
Textile
Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Necklace with Six Frogs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Gold Quimbaya necklace with beads in the shape of six frogs of delicate and slender shape with a beautiful gold color and patina, very nice expression with two narrow lines on the ba...
Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Textile Ceremonial Panel
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive pre-columbian Lambayeque textile ceremonial panel. Lambayeque, Peru. Mint condition. Museum piece. Ex. Sotheby’s, New York. The Lambayeque civilization (aka Sicán) flou...
Textile
Pre-Columbian Chimu Painting with 3 Warriors, Ex-Guillot Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chimu Painting with 3 Warriors. Part of a larger painting with 3 rectangles representing warriors with the characteristic Chimu Headdress. This one-of-a-kind painting is mounted and ...
$25,000
H 9.5 in W 39.5 in D 15.5 in
Published Pre-Columbian Nicoya Ceremonial Stone Seat, Ex Arizona Museum
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nicoya Ceremonial Basalt Stone Seat in Shape of a Jaguar. Published in the Arizona Museum. This large and finely carved example of Costa Rican skill and craftsmanship is in the for...
Stone
$17,858
H 2.76 in W 3.55 in D 9.45 in
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC) Important Olmec figure of dignitary of the Olmec ethnic group of the preclassic period (2500...
Precious Stone
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