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M259 A fine Nayarit polychromed rasp player shaft tomb figure. The
statue sits with the legs pulled in, the feet pointed inward, arms curving
toward the torso and the left hand holding a turtle shell while the right
holds a Y shaped antler or bone implement. This beautiful figure retains
vibrant original painted designs in yellow, red, cream, and black showing
a heavily tattooed face, a decorated torso, headbands, and white arms and
legs. Statue sits 11 1/2 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and is intact, solid,
excellent condition. A beautiful example. Ex. Stendahl Gallery, Hollywood,
California, imported circa 1950's-60's. $2,450.00 |
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A819 An adorable Colima dog effigy vessel. This wonderful medium
sized vessel depicts a thick bellied dog, unusually posed, with its head
turned and looking up to its left side, as if he is looking to his owner
for some food or affection. The dog is nicely modeled with a smooth polished
surface; the torso, ears, and legs in buff orange; and the tail/ spout,
face and neck have original red paint. A very nice example with perky ears,
wide eyes, and open mouth showing teeth, almost as if smiling. Vessel measures
11 2/ inches long and just over 7 inches tall, in solid condition, with
only an ancient chip to the inside rim of spout, and the left ear that appears
to be a modern replacement. Overall covered with light manganese and ancient
deposits. Colima, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $1,200.00 |
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A814 A large Mezcala stone idol. This interesting example is carved
from a celt form in a greenish/grayish hardstone holding strong polish,
possibly a diopside jadeite. Carving depicts a large round faced male with
a deep brow, recessed cheeks, a triangular nose and mouth, pecked eyes that,
possibly originally held inlays; and a strong jawline. The torso shows recessed
lines for the arms held at the sides and hands across the stomach, separated
stubby legs below, that were, most likely, a bit longer in ancient times
and reworked, and also, buttocks on backside. Idol measures nearly 7 3/4
inches tall, nearly 3 1/2 inches wide across the ears, and appears excellent
condition with expertly matching fill surrounding a break line on the face.
Mezcala culture of Mexico, c. 500 B.C. $1,450.00 |
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M257 A bold and carefully modeled Colima jar. This wonderful vessel
is expertly formed to be symmetrical with the round body coming to a corseted
neck and flaring lip. Overall painted in red and sits approximately 6 1/4
inches tall with a 5 3/4 inch diameter. Jar is a lovely form with a beautiful
surface covered in ancient manganese spots and is solid and intact condition
with only two minor ancient chips to the lip. A beautiful simplistic example.
Colima, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $250.00 |
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M306 A wonderful Ameca style Jalisco pottery statue depicting
a mother with an animated child in one arm and a small bowl in the other
hand. This fine figure is painted on the torso and face in yellow, the breasts
with swirling black designs, and overall covered with strong manganese deposits.
Figure sits 11 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and is completely intact retaining
a strong patina, root markings, and only a couple of light stable separations
at the skirt and buttocks caused during firing. An excellent example both
stylistically and in condition. Jalisco, c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $1,400.00 |
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W220 A beautiful seated Nayarit 'smoker' shaft tomb statue. This
colorful figure depicts a male with legs slightly up bent, seated on the
large round buttocks, one hand resting on the knee and the other held closely
against the mouth with a short point that would represent a traditional
ancient short cigar. The head is decorated with large round ear ornaments
and the hair covered in a short turban and small incised clumps protruding.
Overall with a brilliant burnished surface. Quite a decorative example and
more colorful than most. Statue is 10 1/2 inches tall, 7 inches wide, and
reconstructed from a few large pieces with some resurfacing over separations.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $1,200.00 |
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W230 A Massive and Choice Zacatecas shallow bowl measuring an impressive
10 1/2 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches tall. The fine vessel is painted
on the interior in a solid brown while outside, including the underneath
is decorated in 9 large panels bordered by a 'train track' design. Overall
with strong patina and great paint sheen. Has one ancient and stable pressure
crack with a few light hairlines stemming, else only minor surface erosion.
A rare find retaining surface mineral deposits and root fading. Marked with
old museum number and 'Zacatecas, Mex'. Mexico, c. 300 A.D. $450.00 |
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A809 A fine Jalisco 'barrel type' warrior. This quality little figure
is crafted of very thin modeled terra cotta painted overall in red with
white details. He sits wearing a horned cap, earflares, with a 'sheep face'
long nose, jutting chin, the two legs bent outward, and sitting on his buttocks.
In his hands he holds a long staff, probably indicative of an obsidian pointed
spear. Sits 5 1/4 inches tall, the right leg reglued with some well matched
fill over separation, else intact with minor paint erosion. A very nice
example. Jalisco, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D. $345.00 |
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W233 A fine crafted Aztec or Mixtec offering bowl in a thin
orange ware. The flaring inside wall is painted in brown with fine bands
and dots while the base has an incised surface, probably for grating foods.
Measures 8 1/2 inches in diameter and originally stood on tall slab legs,
each broken in ancient times and now stands approximately 3 inches tall.
In solid, excellent condition save the missing legs. This vessel has old
writing 'No 92- Tomb Near Teotihuacan, Mexico'. The Aztecs discovered the
ancient abandoned city of Teotihuacan and gave the temples their modern
names and also incorporated many of the ancient relics into heirloom offerings
in their own culture's burials, as well as leaving behind their own objects.
Aztec or Mixtec, c. 1200-1400 A.D. $275.00 |
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A835 A nice medium sized bowl with a tall side decorated in a deep orange paint, a vertical band at the rim and the body with a crosshatched overlayed red design. The vessel is in wonderful excavated condition, uncleaned, retaining strong calcified deposits and other deposits. Sits 3 1/2 inches tall with 7 1/4 inch diameter and is intact, excellent condition, the base only suffering a long minor hairline probably caused in firing. Has a nice ring to it and is a wonderfully uncleaned example. Nayarit, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $175.00 AR
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M136 A medium sized pottery bowl with a stone polished interior, the exterior and underside painted in bright red with a large cross of stripes, each quadrant filled with solid red, and horizontal bands at the rim. A sturdy and well modeled bowl retaining ancient mineral deposits and only with one ancient chip at the rim and a very light, small hairline. Approximately 2 inches tall and 6 inches wide. West Mexico, possibly Michoacan, c. 200 B.C. $95.00 AR
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A834 An interesting, simplistic, well modeled West Mexican bowl with a cream ground having fire clouding and a wide band in red in the interior and the exterior. Bowl sits 2 1/4 inches tall, 6 inch diameter, and is encrusted in ancient calcified root markings and other ancient deposits. In solid and intact, excellent condition. Scarce to find these bowls uncleaned as this is. Probably Michoacan, c. 300 B.C. $85.00 AR
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A290 A vibrantly painted Ixtlan del Rio type Nayarit flat
figurine. This boldly decorated terra cotta figure shows a standing woman
wearing a headwrap, earflares, noserings, a necklace, armbands, and skirt.
Standing 6 1/2 inches tall and 4 1/2 inches wide, the figure is painted
with a deep and bold orange/reddish base with designs in cream and yellow.
Figurine has strong manganese and light encrustations, great patina, and
with a clean reglued break at the nose, and also broken at the neck with
a little poorly matching fill. A very colorful example. Nayarit, Mexico,
c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $385.00 |
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M291 A highly interesting compound effigy figure from West
Mexico that depicts a dog effigy with coffeebean slit eyes, perky ears,
and tail but, interestingly, the back is covered with either a spiked turtle
shell, or horned toad's back. Such spiked backs are typically seen on west
Mexican effigies of a lizard or toad effigy. The zoomorph effigy stands
on four legs and serves as the base for a flaring bowl with a spiked rim,
the interior painted with a black ground and red stripes. This fine effigy
is in excellent and scarce condition, for it's fragile design, with only
an area of three spikes on the bowl repaired, a few surface hairlines with
fill, and one leg masterfully restored. Standing 7 3/4 inches tall, approximately
7 1/4 inches in diameter, it retains strong original paint and has beautiful
heavy calcified root markings, manganese, and patina over the entire surface.
An Ameca variant type, Jalisco culture, c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $750.00 |
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W221 A nice terra cotta Nayarit shaft tomb figure depicting
a seated obese figure on a stool. This interesting fellow squats with arms
curving and meeting at the waist, the legs slightly bent before him as he
is supported on a short rounded leg beneath the buttocks, probably indicative
of a short stool. The wonderful face is decorated with a faded black painted
section on the right side , and he wears a large curving mushroom shaped
cap and ear ornaments. The backside is shaped in an abnormal round form,
possibly depicting an aged resting man or a hunchback. Sits nearly 10 inches
tall, 7 1/2 inches wide and is in excellent, undamaged condition with only
some light surface hairlines else fine. Nayarit, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100
A.D. $850.00 |
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