Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Mask

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a large serene face displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collection).  

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of an animal face with goatee displayed on a square black marble base stand (part o...

Continental German (late 19th cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling elderly face with hair parted in the middle displayed on a square black marble base stand (part...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling grotesque face with a bulbous nose and lips displayed on a square black marble base stand (part...

An antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chancay culture in Central coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Horizon circa AD. 1000-1470. The panel appears to be an intact shawl or head scarf, indicated by the overall integrity with the finished edges. It is a gauze-like linen/cotton open-square woven panel with supplemental embroidered horizontal bands that alternate between hooked diamond motifs and silhouettes of perched seabirds, one of the most favored animal forms in Chancay art. The color is quite vibrant with red contrasted by two shades of yellow on a darker brown background. The scarf such as this is thought to be associated with ceremonies and magic realm of death and burial practice. The textile is displayed on a dark line background under a newly made acrylic shadow box. Reference: For reading on the bird motifs in Chancay textile art, see page 141-183 of the book "Ancient...

Two framed pre-Columbian textile fragments from Chancay culture (1000AD-1470AD) in nowadays Peru. Both panels are of a similar red background and possibly wove...

Two pre-Columbian textile fragments presented in wood frames. Handwoven in colored yarn, possibly camelid fibers, these pieces were from Inca period circa 15-16th century. One panel is a classic Inca weave that was likely part of a mantle or cape. It has a multi-panel design with eight-point stars alternating with stylized animal and homomorphic figures, steps-design and abstract scrolling patterns. The second one features a multiple stripe design also with eight-point star and a mysterious figure sandwiched between stripes of geometrical patterns and plain borders. Presenting in a thin gilt wood and a carved dark wood frame...

Vintage Romanian Ceramika hand-painted terra cotta pottery decorative plate. European plate highly detailed marbleized pattern in shades of green, rust, yellow, ivory and dark brown. Vintage Handmade ceramica de Horezu pottery...